3.2 Getting Started

This section will help new users get started with POV-Ray for Windows.

Section Contents

• 3.2.1 The Demo
• 3.2.2 Starting a Render Job
• 3.2.3 Dragging and Dropping Files
• 3.2.4 Tutorials
• 3.2.5 Understanding File Types
  • 3.2.5.1 POV Files
  • 3.2.5.2 INI Files
    • 3.2.5.2.1 INI File Sections
• 3.2.6 Using the Internal Editor
  • 3.2.6.1 The Editor Feature Set
  • 3.2.6.2 Turning the Internal Editor On or Off
  • 3.2.6.3 Preventing File Restore
  • 3.2.6.4 Switching between Editor windows
  • 3.2.6.5 Keyword Expansion and CodeList
    • 3.2.6.5.1 A Quick Example
    • 3.2.6.5.2 How Keyword Expansion Works
    • 3.2.6.5.3 CodeList
    • 3.2.6.5.4 Using CodeList
    • 3.2.6.5.5 Summary
  • 3.2.6.6 Configuring the Internal Editor
    • 3.2.6.6.1 Important Editor Notes
    • 3.2.6.6.2 Default Key Mappings
    • 3.2.6.6.3 Setting Key Mappings
    • 3.2.6.6.4 Reserved Keys
    • 3.2.6.6.5 Using the Mouse
    • 3.2.6.6.6 European Users and Match Brace
    • 3.2.6.6.7 Global vs. Local Options
  • 3.2.6.7 The Language Setting
  • 3.2.6.8 The Tab Spacing Setting
  • 3.2.6.9 The Font Setting
• 3.2.7 I/O Restrictions
  • 3.2.7.1 High-Level Configuration
  • 3.2.7.2 Overall Options
  • 3.2.7.3 No Restrictions
  • 3.2.7.4 Restrict Write but Allow Read
  • 3.2.7.5 Restrict Read/Write
  • 3.2.7.6 Restrictions Affect all Core File I/O
  • 3.2.7.7 Additional Options
  • 3.2.7.8 Permit Read/Write in Current Directory
  • 3.2.7.9 Disable Starting other Programs
  • 3.2.7.10 Low-Level Configuration
  • 3.2.7.11 Overall Concept
  • 3.2.7.12 Adding or Changing Allowed Directories
  • 3.2.7.13 For Those Who use an Image Output Directory