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- WHATS.NEW - Whats new in POVMenu v1.1, 24 DEC 1992
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- PLEASE NOTE: POVMenu VERSION 1.1 IS NOT A DROP IN REPLACEMENT FOR VERSION
- 1.0!!! You must first run the INSTPOVM utility to upgrade your POVMENU.CFG
- file. If you don't, it's gonna bomb out! See the docs for more info on
- this...
-
- The improvements and additions to version 1.1 include:
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- * Added 5 user definable menu picks. This allows you to install
- utility programs as menu picks on the main menu. These can be
- any of the many POV-Ray utilities like C-Mapper or POVScape -or-
- anything that you can dream up. You can write your own batch files
- and install them as menu picks on the main menu!
-
- * 3 new convert to GIF methods. IMG2GIF by Steve Coy, TGA2GIF and
- CUTTGA by Sun Country Software. TGA2GIF and IMG2GIF are both first
- class conversion utilities, check 'em out! Many thanks to Loren
- Bolinger at Sun Country for the evaluation copy of TGA2GIF!
-
- * MUCH improved configuration screens. That config screen in version
- 1.0 was way to busy! It has now been divided into 4 separate
- screens. Many new options are available and the configuration
- system is much easier to operate and understand.
-
- * POVMenu now stores a separate set of command line parameters for
- each convert to GIF method. This allows you to change from one
- method to another very quickly, allowing you to compare the results
- from each method and select which one makes the best GIF for the
- current picture.
-
- * On line help! Help text is now available on the configuration
- screens and the select Convert-To-GIF screen.
-
- * Improved installation utility. Will convert from the old format
- config file, and also verifies the presence of key files.
-
- * Added support for the -+x command line parameter in POV-Ray. (Lock
- trace in while running).
-
- * I finally put some basic error trapping in the program. It will also
- detect if it has not been installed.
-
- * Many improvements to the documentation. Including a whole section
- on installation strategy. (Want to use POVMenu in your existing
- directory structure? No problem...) Also, new sections outlining
- your options when converting to GIF and the various video modes
- that are available in POV-Ray when rendering directly to the screen.
-
- I hope you like the new version!
-
- Dennis Dodd
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