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 ==Tips and Tricks==
 <p></p>
-===How to use TrueType fonts in the text object===
+===How to use TrueType fonts with the text object===
 <p>Using TrueType fonts with the [[Reference:Text|text]] object, <em>may</em> require an additional [[Reference:Scene Parsing Options#Library Paths|Library Path]] entry.</p>

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 ===How to use TrueType fonts in the text object===
-<p>Using TrueType font with the [[Reference:Text|text]] object, <em>may</em> require an additional [[Reference:Scene Parsing Options#Library Paths|Library Path]] entry.</p>
+<p>Using TrueType fonts with the [[Reference:Text|text]] object, <em>may</em> require an additional [[Reference:Scene Parsing Options#Library Paths|Library Path]] entry.</p>
 ===Known Problems===

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 ==Tips and Tricks==
 <p></p>
 ===How to use TrueType fonts in the text object===
-<p>POV-Ray since version 3.0 supports TrueType text objects. In previous versions of POV-Ray for Mac OS you first had to convert the fonts before using them with POV-Ray. Since version 3.5 it will automatically locate the font for you and just use it based on the name. However, be aware that for many fonts only the ASCII characters will work as expected. Make sure to read the general documentation about other changes to the usage of the [[Reference:Text|text]] object.</p>
+<p>Using TrueType font with the [[Reference:Text|text]] object, <em>may</em> require an additional [[Reference:Scene Parsing Options#Library Paths|Library Path]] entry.</p>
 ===Known Problems===
-<p>For technical reasons the Mac OS graphical user interface was not ready at the time of the version 3.7.0 release.</p>
+<p>For technical reasons the Mac OS graphical user interface was not ready at the time of the version 3.7.0 release. For that reason, the <em>Official</em> distribution is a command-line only version.</p>
-<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> A graphical user interface is planned for future releases.</p>
+<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> A graphical user interface is planned for future release.</p>
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 </ul>
 ===How to use TrueType fonts in the text object===
-<p>POV-Ray since version 3.0 supports TrueType text objects. In previous version of POV-Ray Mac you first had to convert the fonts for use with POV-Ray. Since version 3.5 it will automatically locate the font for you and just use it based on the name. However, be aware that for many fonts only the ASCII characters will work as expected. Make sure to read the general documentation about other changes to the usage of the [[Reference:Text|text]] object.</p>
+<p>POV-Ray since version 3.0 supports TrueType text objects. In previous versions of POV-Ray for Mac OS you first had to convert the fonts before using them with POV-Ray. Since version 3.5 it will automatically locate the font for you and just use it based on the name. However, be aware that for many fonts only the ASCII characters will work as expected. Make sure to read the general documentation about other changes to the usage of the [[Reference:Text|text]] object.</p>
 ===Known Problems===

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 <p></p>
 ===To speed up rendering as much as possible on the Mac===
-<p>If you are in the beginning stages of scene creation, you often find
+<p>Hardware issues aside, these are some of the things that you can do to speed up render times during initial scene development:</p>
-yourself editing, rendering, editing, rendering, etc. To speed this up,
+<ul>
-try shrinking the image size to 32x32, and using the quick_color
+  <li>reduce the [[Reference:General Output Options#Height and Width of Output|size]] of the preview image</li>
-statements and setting the Image Quality down to about 3. Also turning
+  <li>use the [[Reference:Pigment#Quick Color|quick_color]] keyword or simplified textures</li>
-off the Preview Window during rendering speeds up POV-Ray a lot,
+  <li>turn off the preview [[Reference:Display Output Options#Display Hardware Settings|display]]</li>
-sometimes 3 times faster! If you are generating a final scene, try
+  <li>suspend or disable screen savers</li>
-temporarily booting your Mac with no (or few) extensions on. Some of
+  <li>avoid saving to network drives whenever possible</li>
-these, especially screen savers, file sharing, virtual memory, and
+  <li>make sure POV-Ray is operating in the foreground</li>
-network connections, can really slow things down. POV-Ray grabs more
+</ul>
 ===How to use TrueType fonts in the text object===
-<p>POV-Ray since version 3.0 supports TrueType text objects. In previous
+<p>POV-Ray since version 3.0 supports TrueType text objects. In previous version of POV-Ray Mac you first had to convert the fonts for use with POV-Ray. Since version 3.5 it will automatically locate the font for you and just use it based on the name. However, be aware that for many fonts only the ASCII characters will work as expected. Make sure to read the general documentation about other changes to the usage of the [[Reference:Text|text]] object.</p>
 ===Known Problems===
-<p>Right now POV-Ray will make use of Apple Events which will allow you
+<p>For technical reasons the Mac OS graphical user interface was not ready at the time of the version 3.7.0 release.</p>
-to control POV-Ray Mac via Apple Script. However, the support is not
+<p class="Note"><strong>Note:</strong> A graphical user interface is planned for future releases.</p>
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-[[Documentation:Mac OS Section 6#Command-Line Options|Command-Line Options]]</td>
+[[Documentation:Mac OS Section 2#Getting Started|Getting Started]]</td>
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 [[Documentation:Mac OS Table of Contents|Table of Contents]]</td></tr>

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 Application Friendliness throttle way up. Doing all of these can
 dramatically speed up the scene generation.</p>
-===How to use TrueType fonts in the &quot;text&quot; object===
+===How to use TrueType fonts in the text object===
 <p>POV-Ray since version 3.0 supports TrueType text objects. In previous
 version of POV-Ray Mac you first had to convert the fonts for use with

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 <p>POV-Ray since version 3.0 supports TrueType text objects. In previous
 version of POV-Ray Mac you first had to convert the fonts for use with
-POV-Ray. Now in version 3.5 it will automatically locate the font for
+POV-Ray. Since version 3.5 it will automatically locate the font for
 you and just use it based on the name. However, be aware that for many
 fonts only the ASCII characters will work as expected. Make sure to read
 the general documentation about other changes to the usage of the text
 object. Note that the general documentation refers to the
-&quot;sys&quot; charset. Unfortunately this is not supported yet in the
+<em>sys</em> charset. Unfortunately this is not supported yet in the
 current version.</p>
 ===Known Problems===
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 step and that Select All in message window is not supported. Of course,
 you can still save the whole Message Window to disk via the File menu
-&quot;Save As...&quot;. </p>
+<em>Save As...</em></p>
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-===Tips and Tricks===
+==Tips and Tricks==
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 ===To speed up rendering as much as possible on the Mac===