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  Re: trace() question  
From: Ron Parker
Date: 9 Apr 2001 09:16:40
Message: <slrn9d3dhq.31k.ron.parker@fwi.com>
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001 09:51:28 +0100, Tom Melly wrote:
>"Alf Peake" <alf### [at] peake42freeservecouk> wrote in message
>news:3acfa72e@news.povray.org...
>> Thanks Chris, seems I was confusing direction with ray's end point or
>> destination. Back on track again now but I must cut out this snue
>> gliffing.
>
>Hah! I ran into this misunderstanding. Drove me mad.

When I came up with the syntax, I considered the possibility that it would
drive people mad, but I thought that the alternative - that y'all would 
think the ray actually has an endpoint - was no better.  So I kept it the
way it is.

-- 
Ron Parker   http://www2.fwi.com/~parkerr/traces.html
My opinions.  Mine.  Not anyone else's.


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