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# Select the "Options" menu. Select "Open Global Options File". A text file with a bunch of SciTE configuration settings will open in the editor window. | # Select the "Options" menu. Select "Open Global Options File". A text file with a bunch of SciTE configuration settings will open in the editor window. | ||
− | # Scroll to the section that starts with | + | # Scroll to the section that starts with:<pre>The open.filter setting is used in the file selector which has a menu of filters to apply</pre> Add the common POV-Ray file extensions to the list. These include the POV, INC, INI and MCR extensions. On my syustem that section now looks like this:<pre> |
− | # Scroll to the section labeled "Define the Lexer menu". Uncomment the line that reads | + | source.files=*.asm;*.c;*.cc;*.cpp;*.cxx;*.cs;*.h;*.hh;*.hxx;*.hpp;\ |
+ | *.idl;*.odl;*.rc;*.rc2;*.dlg;*.def;\ | ||
+ | *.vb;*.vbs;*.bas;*.frm;*.cls;*.ctl;\ | ||
+ | *.java;*.js;*.py;*.pl;*.rb;*.cgi;*.lua;*.conf;\ | ||
+ | make*;*.mak;\ | ||
+ | *.properties;*.html;*.xml;*.iface;*.bat;*.el;*.pov;*.inc;*.ini;*.mcr</pre>After restarting SciTE Povray source files should now be listed in the "Open File", "Save File", etc. dialogs. | ||
+ | # Scroll to the section labeled "Define the Lexer menu". Uncomment the line that reads:<pre>#P&OV-Ray SDL|pov||\</pre>After restarting SciTE Povray should now appear in the "Language" menu. | ||
To set up SciTE to send files to POV-Ray for rendering: | To set up SciTE to send files to POV-Ray for rendering: | ||
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# Select the "Options" menu. Select "Open pov.properties". A text file with POV-Ray-specific configuration settings will open in the editor window. | # Select the "Options" menu. Select "Open pov.properties". A text file with POV-Ray-specific configuration settings will open in the editor window. | ||
− | # Scroll down to where it says:<pre>command.help.$(file.patterns.pov)=$(CurrentWord)!...</pre>change the file path to reflect the location of your POV-Ray installation. On my system it was:<pre>command.help.$(file.patterns.pov)=$(CurrentWord)!C:\Users\...username...\AppData\Roaming\POV-Ray\v3.6\help\povray36.chm</pre> | + | # Scroll down to where it says:<pre>command.help.$(file.patterns.pov)=$(CurrentWord)!...</pre>change the file path to reflect the location of your POV-Ray installation. On my system it was:<pre>command.help.$(file.patterns.pov)=$(CurrentWord)!C:\Users\...username...\AppData\Roaming\POV-Ray\v3.6\help\povray36.chm</pre>After a restart SciTE will now open the POV-Ray help file to the correct entry based on the word you have highlighted. |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://news.povray.org/povray.unix/thread/%[email protected]%3E/ Comfortable editor for POV-Ray under Debian Linux?] | *[http://news.povray.org/povray.unix/thread/%[email protected]%3E/ Comfortable editor for POV-Ray under Debian Linux?] | ||
*[http://www.povray.org/download/unix-tools.php Useful tools for POV-Ray for Unix] | *[http://www.povray.org/download/unix-tools.php Useful tools for POV-Ray for Unix] |
Revision as of 22:08, 22 June 2010
POV-Ray supporting text editors
- Windows
- Linux
- eclipse with povclipse plugin
- neXtgen Povray Editor
- KPovModeler
- Kate
Instructions
- SciTE on Windows
Syntax highlighting is already supported by default. However, POV-Ray is missing from some of the menus. To fix this:
- Select the "Options" menu. Select "Open Global Options File". A text file with a bunch of SciTE configuration settings will open in the editor window.
- Scroll to the section that starts with:
The open.filter setting is used in the file selector which has a menu of filters to apply
Add the common POV-Ray file extensions to the list. These include the POV, INC, INI and MCR extensions. On my syustem that section now looks like this:
source.files=*.asm;*.c;*.cc;*.cpp;*.cxx;*.cs;*.h;*.hh;*.hxx;*.hpp;\
- .idl;*.odl;*.rc;*.rc2;*.dlg;*.def;\
- .vb;*.vbs;*.bas;*.frm;*.cls;*.ctl;\
- .java;*.js;*.py;*.pl;*.rb;*.cgi;*.lua;*.conf;\
make*;*.mak;\
- .properties;*.html;*.xml;*.iface;*.bat;*.el;*.pov;*.inc;*.ini;*.mcrAfter restarting SciTE Povray source files should now be listed in the "Open File", "Save File", etc. dialogs.
- Scroll to the section labeled "Define the Lexer menu". Uncomment the line that reads:
#P&OV-Ray SDL|pov||\
After restarting SciTE Povray should now appear in the "Language" menu.
To set up SciTE to send files to POV-Ray for rendering:
- Select the "Options" menu. Select "Open pov.properties". A text file with POV-Ray-specific configuration settings will open in the editor window.
- Scroll down to where it says:
command.compile.*.pov=pvengine.exe $(FileName)
Change the file path to reflect the location of your POV-Ray installation. On my system it was:command.compile.*.pov=C:\Users\Nimda\AppData\Roaming\POV-Ray\v3.6\bin\pvengine64.exe $(FileName)
- Do the same for where it says:
command.go.*.pov=pvengine.exe $(FileName)
On my system it ended up being:command.go.*.pov=C:\Users\Nimda\AppData\Roaming\POV-Ray\v3.6\bin\pvengine64.exe $(FileName)
To set up SciTe for context-sensitive POV-Ray help:
- Select the "Options" menu. Select "Open pov.properties". A text file with POV-Ray-specific configuration settings will open in the editor window.
- Scroll down to where it says:
command.help.$(file.patterns.pov)=$(CurrentWord)!...
change the file path to reflect the location of your POV-Ray installation. On my system it was:command.help.$(file.patterns.pov)=$(CurrentWord)!C:\Users\...username...\AppData\Roaming\POV-Ray\v3.6\help\povray36.chm
After a restart SciTE will now open the POV-Ray help file to the correct entry based on the word you have highlighted.