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From: John M  Dlugosz
Subject: Extensions in POV-Ray for Windows
Date: 23 Sep 1999 21:37:56
Message: <37ead5f4@news.povray.org>
I've seen programs that trigger the POV engine and grab the output in its
own window, which is a bit fancier than just running POV from the command
line.  I think this is what it calls a "GUI extension".  So how do I make a
program which does that?

--John


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From: Ken
Subject: Re: Extensions in POV-Ray for Windows
Date: 23 Sep 1999 21:47:28
Message: <37EAD7AA.4B3989C0@pacbell.net>
"John M. Dlugosz" wrote:
> 
> I've seen programs that trigger the POV engine and grab the output in its
> own window, which is a bit fancier than just running POV from the command
> line.  I think this is what it calls a "GUI extension".  So how do I make a
> program which does that?
> 
> --John

Lutz uses it for Moray and Friedemann Schmidt uses it for Texture View.
You might try emailing one of them to see if they can give you some of
their first hand experience and a little technical advice.

Friedemann Schmidt - mailto:f.s### [at] fhtw-berlinde

Lutz  - mailto:lut### [at] stmuccom

-- 
Ken Tyler

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From: Ron Parker
Subject: Re: Extensions in POV-Ray for Windows
Date: 24 Sep 1999 09:28:21
Message: <37eb7c75@news.povray.org>
On Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:45:14 -0700, Ken wrote:
>
>
>"John M. Dlugosz" wrote:
>> 
>> I've seen programs that trigger the POV engine and grab the output in its
>> own window, which is a bit fancier than just running POV from the command
>> line.  I think this is what it calls a "GUI extension".  So how do I make a
>> program which does that?
>> 
>> --John
>
>Lutz uses it for Moray and Friedemann Schmidt uses it for Texture View.
>You might try emailing one of them to see if they can give you some of
>their first hand experience and a little technical advice.

Before doing that, I'd suggest downloading the windows source code and
reading the documentation and the code in the windows/guiext directory.


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From: John M  Dlugosz
Subject: Re: Extensions in POV-Ray for Windows
Date: 27 Sep 1999 22:20:42
Message: <37f025fa@news.povray.org>
Documentation comes with the source code... thanks for that answer.  I'll
take a look at it.

--John



Ron Parker <par### [at] fwicom> wrote in message
news:37eb7c75@news.povray.org...
> On Thu, 23 Sep 1999 18:45:14 -0700, Ken wrote:
> >
> >
> >"John M. Dlugosz" wrote:
> >>
> >> I've seen programs that trigger the POV engine and grab the output in
its
> >> own window, which is a bit fancier than just running POV from the
command
> >> line.  I think this is what it calls a "GUI extension".  So how do I
make a
> >> program which does that?
> >>
> >> --John
> >
> >Lutz uses it for Moray and Friedemann Schmidt uses it for Texture View.
> >You might try emailing one of them to see if they can give you some of
> >their first hand experience and a little technical advice.
>
> Before doing that, I'd suggest downloading the windows source code and
> reading the documentation and the code in the windows/guiext directory.


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