
@M@bConfigure

You can configure some of the run time parameters of xfpovray.

POV-Ray Command:	The command to invoke POV-Ray on your system
POV-Ray Include Path:	The full path to the POV-Ray include (*.inc) files
Editor:			Default editor used to edit scene files
Image Viewer:		The command to invoke an external image viewer
Scene File Directory:	Default directory of the scene file selection box
Scene File Filter:		Default file filter for scene files
Image File Filter:		Default file filter for image files
Image Width:		Default image width (pixels)
Image Height:		Default image height (pixels)
   
NOTE: If you change any parameters, you must select Options->Save State
to save the changes permanently!

   
@M@bSave/Restore State

The Save State option allows you to permanently save the state of the Configure
Options and Render Options.  You can set your personal default options, and
then save the xfpovray state for future sessions.  Note that any changes made
with Options->Configure are not permanent until  Options->Save State is
selected.  Once you save the state of xfpovray, it will be loaded the next
time you invoke the application.  The only way to return to xfpovray's
default state is to remove the file $(HOME)/.xfpovray/xfpovray.state, and
then to restart the application.

The Restore State option allows you to restore the state of xfpovray saved with
Options->Save State.  


@M@bRender Popup

If you are working on a scene file in your editor, and are in the
edit-render, edit-render phase, you can use the "Show Render Popup" selection
on the Options menu to copy the "Render Image" button to its own window.
Then you can iconify the main xfpovray window to get it out of the way, and
continue to edit your file, using the new "Render Image" button to start 
a new render.  

Close the popup window using mouse button 2 or 3, or you can de-iconify 
xfpovray and hide the Render popup from the Options menu. 


@M@bAuto Image Display

If your system does not allow display of the image during rendering, use
this option to invoke the external image viewer after a render is completed.
You should not use this option if the image is displayed by POV-Ray during
the rendering.


@M@bExternal Routines

You can execute external routines from the Options pulldown menu.
For example, you could start your modeling program.  Create the file
$HOME/.xfpovray/external.routines and add lines of the following format:
    
       path name

where path and name are separated by spaces (not tabs, my parser is
pretty limited...).  path is the full path to the external program, and
name is the text that will appear on the menu (use only a single word).
For example, to start ac3d from the Options menu, add the line 
    
       /usr/local/bin/ac3d ac3d
    
to the file $HOME/.xfpovray/external.routines.
