Does PovRay run in a window on X much like the Windoze version?  I tried
x-povray which I compiled for my smp machine (make newxwin), but I only
get console functionality.  I can't get x-povray to run in a window.

Please send responses to ebe### [at] ncrrcom.
Thanx,
WB

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Elwin Beall wrote:
> 
> Does PovRay run in a window on X much like the Windoze version?  I tried
> x-povray which I compiled for my smp machine (make newxwin), but I only
> get console functionality.  I can't get x-povray to run in a window.
> 
> Please send responses to ebe### [at] ncrrcom.
> Thanx,
> WB

x-povray only uses X to display the image.
There are various GUI front ends available but I've never used them.
Try Ken's links to find them.

Cheers, PoD.

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PoD wrote:

> Try Ken's links to find them.

http://www.povray.org/links/3D_Programs/POV-Ray_Unofficial_Patches_and_Front_End_Programs/POV-Ray_Front_End_Programs/

-- 
Ken Tyler - 1400+ POV-Ray, Graphics, 3D Rendering, and Raytracing Links:
http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html http://www.povray.org/links/

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Elwin Beall <Elw### [at] usaalcatelcom> wrote:
: Does PovRay run in a window on X much like the Windoze version?

  Nope.

  But in conjunction with Emacs and proper .el files you can get close
(besides getting all the features Emacs has which the Codemax editor of
winpov doesn't).
  Here's an example of how it can look:

http://www.cs.tut.fi/~warp/snapshot.gif

-- 
char*i="b[7FK@`3NB6>B:b3O6>:B:b3O6><`3:;8:6f733:>::b?7B>:>^B>C73;S1";
main(_,c,m){for(m=32;c=*i++-49;c&m?puts(""):m)for(_=(
c/4)&7;putchar(m),_--?m:(_=(1<<(c&3))-1,(m^=3)&3););}    /*- Warp -*/

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Elwin Beall wrote:
> 
> Does PovRay run in a window on X much like the Windoze version?  I tried
> x-povray which I compiled for my smp machine (make newxwin), but I only
> get console functionality.  I can't get x-povray to run in a window.
> 
> Please send responses to ebe### [at] ncrrcom.
> Thanx,
> WB

A while ago, I decided to look into what sort of code base to use for
putting together a GUI that's similar to the one in Windows (though I'm
not inclined to write a complete clone).  I decided the thing to do
would be to find an existing application that had a lot of the same
functionality.  So I picked one out, and then I moved into an apartment
with the lead developers on that application.  It's a complete
coincidence; I didn't even know they were hacking on that application
until we moved in.

-Mark Gordon

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On Thu, 12 Apr 2001 01:40:37 -0400 Mark Gordon wrote:

>So I picked one out, and then I moved into an apartment
>with the lead developers on that application.  It's a complete
>coincidence; I didn't even know they were hacking on that application
>until we moved in.

  That's weird, Mark. Are they familiar with POV-Ray?

-- 
Alan - ako### [at] povrayorg - a k o n g <at> p o v r a y <dot> o r g
http://www.povray.org - Home of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer

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Alan Kong wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 12 Apr 2001 01:40:37 -0400 Mark Gordon wrote:
> 
> >So I picked one out, and then I moved into an apartment
> >with the lead developers on that application.  It's a complete
> >coincidence; I didn't even know they were hacking on that application
> >until we moved in.
> 
>   That's weird, Mark. Are they familiar with POV-Ray?
> 
> --
> Alan - ako### [at] povrayorg - a k o n g <at> p o v r a y <dot> o r g
> http://www.povray.org - Home of the Persistence of Vision Ray Tracer

Yes.  I've told them about my idea, and they're quite interested.

-Mark Gordon

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> So I picked one out, and then I moved into an apartment
> with the lead developers on that application.  It's a complete
> coincidence; I didn't even know they were hacking on that application
> until we moved in.

That's not coincidence... the POV-gods have smiled upon you. :)

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