Mike Horvath <mik### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> I am a first time qtpovray user.
>
> Does the program not use an INI file for settings?
>
> How do I set up multiple include paths?

Mine got installed in

/usr/local/share/povray-3.8/ini

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Le 2021-02-07 à 00:40, Mike Horvath a écrit :
> I am a first time qtpovray user.
> 
> Does the program not use an INI file for settings?
> 
> How do I set up multiple include paths?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Mike

Under Windows, any current version.

In povray.imi, you need something like this :
Library_Path="C:\Users\<user>\POV Images"

You can have any number of «Library_Path», and they'll be explored in order.

And, in pvengine.ini, lines like this :
[Permitted Input Paths]
1=%INSTALLDIR%
2=%PROFILEDIR%
3=%FONTDIR%
4="C:\Users\<user>\POV Images"

The first 3 lines shoupd already be present. Don't change them.
The paths here must match those added in povray.ini.

The paths in povray.ini tell where to look.
The paths in pvengine.ini tell where you are allowed to look.



Alain

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On 2/7/2021 9:15 AM, Bald Eagle wrote:
> 
> Mike Horvath <mik### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> I am a first time qtpovray user.
>>
>> Does the program not use an INI file for settings?
>>
>> How do I set up multiple include paths?
> 
> Mine got installed in
> 
> /usr/local/share/povray-3.8/ini
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


How do I specify the INI file in qtpovray? I don't know the correct menu 
option.

(On Windows.)


Mike

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Mike Horvath <mik### [at] gmailcom> wrote:

> How do I specify the INI file in qtpovray? I don't know the correct menu
> option.
>
> (On Windows.)

Not sure about that.

Pop off an email to DB:
http://www.buckosoft.com/mailto.php

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Le 2021-02-08 à 16:20, Mike Horvath a écrit :

> 
> How do I specify the INI file in qtpovray? I don't know the correct menu 
> option.
> 
> (On Windows.)
> 
> 
> Mike

Those should be the same as the regular POV-Ray files.

 From POV-Ray for Windows, it's under Tools. The first two options.

You can also find those, along with several other, in the Documents folder.
../Documents/povray3.7/ini/

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On 2/7/2021 12:40 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
> I am a first time qtpovray user.
> 
> Does the program not use an INI file for settings?
> 
> How do I set up multiple include paths?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> Mike

Um, erm, I guess I didn't really set that up properly.

On my box, it is looking for
SYSINI = C:/Users/dick/Documents\qtpovray\v3.8\ini\povray.ini
but it doesn't exist and I don't care.  I guess I should.

-- 
dik
Rendered 50,081,587,200 of 50,081,587,200 pixels (100%)

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On 2/12/2021 10:16 PM, Dick Balaska wrote:
> On 2/7/2021 12:40 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> I am a first time qtpovray user.
>>
>> Does the program not use an INI file for settings?
>>
>> How do I set up multiple include paths?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Mike
> 
> Um, erm, I guess I didn't really set that up properly.
> 
> On my box, it is looking for
> SYSINI = C:/Users/dick/Documents\qtpovray\v3.8\ini\povray.ini
> but it doesn't exist and I don't care.  I guess I should.
> 

A menu to pick whatever INI file I want like in standard POV-Ray for 
Windows would be nice to have. Thanks!


Mike

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On 2/11/2021 10:33 AM, Alain Martel wrote:
> Le 2021-02-08 à 16:20, Mike Horvath a écrit :
> 
>>
>> How do I specify the INI file in qtpovray? I don't know the correct 
>> menu option.
>>
>> (On Windows.)
>>
>>
>> Mike
> 
> Those should be the same as the regular POV-Ray files.
> 
>  From POV-Ray for Windows, it's under Tools. The first two options.
> 
> You can also find those, along with several other, in the Documents folder.
> ../Documents/povray3.7/ini/


I don't see a Tools menu. I only see File, Edit and Help.


Mike

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On 2/12/2021 10:16 PM, Dick Balaska wrote:
> On 2/7/2021 12:40 AM, Mike Horvath wrote:
>> I am a first time qtpovray user.
>>
>> Does the program not use an INI file for settings?
>>
>> How do I set up multiple include paths?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Mike
> 
> Um, erm, I guess I didn't really set that up properly.
> 
> On my box, it is looking for
> SYSINI = C:/Users/dick/Documents\qtpovray\v3.8\ini\povray.ini
> but it doesn't exist and I don't care.  I guess I should.
> 


Also, how do I change the folder for this stuff to the "Public" user 
instead of my admin user. Thanks.


Mike

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Le 2021-02-22 à 04:45, Mike Horvath a écrit :
> On 2/11/2021 10:33 AM, Alain Martel wrote:
>> Le 2021-02-08 à 16:20, Mike Horvath a écrit :
>>
>>>
>>> How do I specify the INI file in qtpovray? I don't know the correct 
>>> menu option.
>>>
>>> (On Windows.)
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike
>>
>> Those should be the same as the regular POV-Ray files.
>>
>>  From POV-Ray for Windows, it's under Tools. The first two options.
>>
>> You can also find those, along with several other, in the Documents 
>> folder.
>> ../Documents/povray3.7/ini/
> 
> 
> I don't see a Tools menu. I only see File, Edit and Help.
> 
> 
> Mike

Not normal. There are 8 more menu top items.
The following are missing : Search, Text, Editor, Insert, Render, 
Options, Tools and Window.

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