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INI Files: version number in file path

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Indexentry fixes

Chrisc: /* The Editor Feature Set */

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The Editor Feature Set

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Chrisc: /* CodeList */

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CodeList

Chrisc: /* INI File Sections */

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INI File Sections

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 You can store a default set of options in the file called POVRAY.INI in the INI folder under
 the POV-Ray documents folder. Unless you chose to install the user-specific files elsewhere
-when you installed, this will be (for example) 'POV-Ray\v3.8\ini\povray.ini' within your
+when you installed, this will be (for example) 'POV-Ray\vX.y\ini\povray.ini' within your
 'My Documents' folder. There is a command in the Tools menu that allows you to open this
 directly (regardless of where you installed).

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 You can store a default set of options in the file called POVRAY.INI in the INI folder under
 the POV-Ray documents folder. Unless you chose to install the user-specific files elsewhere
-when you installed, this will be (for example) 'POV-Ray\v3.7\ini\povray.ini' within your
+when you installed, this will be (for example) 'POV-Ray\v3.8\ini\povray.ini' within your
 'My Documents' folder. There is a command in the Tools menu that allows you to open this
 directly (regardless of where you installed).

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 ===File Associations===
-{{#indexentry:default program,.POV files}}
+{{#indexentry:default program, .POV files}}
 {{#indexentry:file, associations}}
 {{#indexentry:associations}}

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 ===Dragging and Dropping Files===
-{{#indexentry:drag and drop|dropping files}}
+{{#indexentry:drag and drop}}
 <p>
 Dragging and dropping (a.k.a. Drag'N'Drop) from Windows Explorer (a.k.a. 'My Computer') has the advantage that you
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 ===File Associations===
-{{#indexentry:default program,.POV files|file, associations|associations}}
+{{#indexentry:default program,.POV files}}
 <p>
 When POVWIN is installed using the official installer, a file association is established between .POV files and POVWIN.
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 ===Using the Internal Editor===
-{{#indexentry:Editor|Internal Editor, Using}}
+{{#indexentry:Editor}}
 <p>
 The POV-Ray internal editor is an advanced programmer's editor, offering syntax highlighting for POV files (as well as C, Java, and a number of other languages), several indent styles, block indent/undent, column selections, OLE drag and drop, amongst other things. Most of the key mappings are configurable, as are the colors and a number of other options.
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 ====Keyword Expansion and CodeList====
-{{#indexentry:Keyword Expansion|CodeList}}
+{{#indexentry:Keyword Expansion}}
 <p>
 This facility is designed to speed up the authoring of POV-Ray scene files by allowing you to

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 ===Dragging and Dropping Files===
-{{#indexentry:drag and drop, dropping files}}
+{{#indexentry:drag and drop|dropping files}}
 <p>
 Dragging and dropping (a.k.a. Drag'N'Drop) from Windows Explorer (a.k.a. 'My Computer') has the advantage that you
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 ===File Associations===
-{{#indexentry:default program,file types,associations}}
+{{#indexentry:default program,.POV files|file, associations|associations}}
 <p>
 When POVWIN is installed using the official installer, a file association is established between .POV files and POVWIN.
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 ====Keyword Expansion and CodeList====
-{{#indexentry:Keyword Expansion, CodeList}}
+{{#indexentry:Keyword Expansion|CodeList}}
 <p>
 This facility is designed to speed up the authoring of POV-Ray scene files by allowing you to

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 <dt><strong>Tabify/Untabify</strong><!--</dt>--->
-<dd>You can convert text that was formatted with hard TAB characters into space-expanded form, and vice-versa.!--</dd>--->
+<dd>You can convert text that was formatted with hard TAB characters into space-expanded form, and vice-versa.<!--</dd>--->
 <dt><strong>Customizable Colors.</strong><!--</dt>--->

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 can select more than one file at a time. You can drag and drop up to 512 POV and/or INI files.
 POV-Ray for Windows will start processing the first file in the queue and add the rest to the
-queue. See <!--<linkto "File Queue">File Queue</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Windows Section 5.2#File Queue|File Queue]] in the Render Menu for more details.
+queue. See <!--<linkto "File Queue">File Queue</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Windows Section 5.2#File Queue dialog|File Queue dialog]] in the Render Menu for more details.
 </p>
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 ====Configuring the Internal Editor====
 <p>
-The built-in editor is extensively customizable. It utilizes syntax highlighting and understands .POV, .INC, .MAC, and .MCR files as being in POV syntax. You can change the color settings used from the <!--<linkto "Editor Preferences">properties dialog</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Windows Section 5.1#Editor Preferences Dialog|properties dialog]] (Alt + Enter). It also has built-in syntax highlighting for C, C++, Java, Basic, Pascal, SQL, HTML and XML. Users can also add their own keywords for syntax highlighting and auto-completion in the editor. See the file <code>ini\user-keywords.txt</code> located in the user's POV-Ray documents folder (or use the tool menu shortcut to open it).
+The built-in editor is extensively customizable. It utilizes syntax highlighting and understands .POV, .INC, .MAC, and .MCR files as being in POV syntax. You can change the color settings used from the <!--<linkto "Editor Preferences">properties dialog</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Windows Section 5.1#Editor Preferences dialog|properties dialog]] (Alt + Enter). It also has built-in syntax highlighting for C, C++, Java, Basic, Pascal, SQL, HTML and XML. Users can also add their own keywords for syntax highlighting and auto-completion in the editor. See the file <code>ini\user-keywords.txt</code> located in the user's POV-Ray documents folder (or use the tool menu shortcut to open it).
 </p>
 =====Important Editor Notes=====
 <p>
-One important thing to note right away is that the <!--<linkto "Editor Preferences">editor properties dialog</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Windows Section 5.1#Editor Preferences Dialog|editor properties dialog]]
+One important thing to note right away is that the <!--<linkto "Editor Preferences">editor properties dialog</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Windows Section 5.1#Editor Preferences dialog|editor properties dialog]]
 only allows you to set things that are implemented within the editor (remember, the editor is
 two components - a DLL called 'povcmax32.dll' (or similar), and another DLL which loads
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 <p>
-You can access the keystroke assignments via the <!--<linkto "Editor Preferences">CodeMax properties dialog</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Windows Section 5.1#Editor Preferences Dialog|CodeMax properties dialog]].
+You can access the keystroke assignments via the <!--<linkto "Editor Preferences">CodeMax properties dialog</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Windows Section 5.1#Editor Preferences dialog|CodeMax properties dialog]].
 By default, this is mapped to Alt+Enter when an editor is displayed. Alternatively, you can get
 at it from the  Editor menu (only visible when an editor is selected) or the editor right-mouse-button

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 <tr>
    <td>
-     [[Image:WinImgCodelist.gif|center|306px<!--left--->]]
+     [[Image:win-codelist.png|center|302px<!--left--->]]
    </td>
    <td>

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 </pre>
-<table class="centered" width="700x" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10">
+<p>If you select this INI file, the default resolution setting will be 120 x 100.
-<tr>
+As soon as you select the [High] section, however, the resolution becomes 640 x 480. See Edit Settings/Render
-  <td>
+in the <!--<linkto "Render Menu">Render Menu</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Windows Section 5.2#Render Menu|Render Menu]] for instructions on selecting sections. The 'quick resolution' listbox in POVWIN is an example of this type of file. For more information on POV-Ray options and INI files consult the section on
 <!--<linkto "Setting POV-Ray Options">POV-Ray Options</linkto>--->[[Documentation:Tutorial Section 2.2#Setting POV-Ray Options|POV-Ray Options]].</p>
 ===Using the Internal Editor===