The Print window has an option "Page Break at Formfeeds", which is what I'd
like to add to the Scene file for formating the printed output. But I can't
find in the newsgroups or documentation how to add formfeeds to the scene
file for pagination purposes?

I've tried the string function \f "\f" but these stop any rendering when not
placed in a string?


Can formfeeds be added, if so how??

David

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On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 10:26:06 EDT, "davidafisher" <dav### [at] attbicom>
wrote:
> Can formfeeds be added

AFAIK only in external editor like MSWord, OpenOffice etc.

BTW: there is no general editor in POV-Ray. But there is povray.windows group
and windows editor available.

ABX

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"davidafisher" <dav### [at] attbicom> wrote in
news:web.3f69c050addc9d668747b5aa0@news.povray.org: 

> The Print window has an option "Page Break at Formfeeds",
> which is what I'd like to add to the Scene file for
> formating the printed output. But I can't find in the
> newsgroups or documentation how to add formfeeds to the
> scene file for pagination purposes?
> 
> I've tried the string function \f "\f" but these stop any
> rendering when not placed in a string?
> 
> 
> Can formfeeds be added, if so how??

Unless I am wrong, I don't believe you can in the POV editor
or most any other text based "programming" editor out there. 

Your best bet is to group specific parts of your code into
smaller include files, It basically mimicks good programming
practices (such as in C for example) where chunks of your
code are put into smaller more managable sub-routines.

One other avenue to use would be to load your code into your
favorite word processor using a fixed-width font, like
courier and fondle it there before printing. 

I Basically learned to code (whatever it may be) on the basis
that if your current code is longer than a page or what fits
on your screen, it has gotten way to complex and needs to be
cut-down into more managable chunks. 

Hope it helps

-- 
Marc Champagne
marcch.AT.videotron.DOT.ca
Montreal, CANADA

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