PovClipse

PovClipse is an eclipse editor plug-in for the Povray (Persistence of Vision) and MegaPOV raytracers.

For the complete list of features check the Description page at the site menu.

Development Status

The current version is 1.0.1, which is a pure maintenance release for the 1.0.0 version.

As there is no such thing as a bug-free software, please use the bug tracking mechanism to report any bug you find.

Unknown bugs can not be fixed!

Thanks a lot!

Bug and request tracking

Please use the Bug and request tracking system to report bugs or request support or new features!

A forum is available as well for open discussions.

Reinforcement wanted!

If you want to help developing PovClipse you are warmly welcome!

Please see the Team reinforcement page for more details.

Donations

As you probably know, developing high-quality applications takes much time and resources.
Your donation will make it possible to keep up the current development standard.
PovClipse is provided for free, all the work is done in spare time.

If you appreciate PovClipse, please consider making a donation to the project:

10% of the donations I reveive will be donated once a year to a charitable organization by the christmas time.

The receiver 2008 is to be announced, I did not make a decision yet.

News

2008-Jan-01: Charitable donation 2007

The receiver of the 2007 charitable organization donation was SOS-Kinderdorf International - Austria. The 10% of the PovClipse donations (EUR 3,05) were upgraded to 5,00 EUR and donated to the project SOS-Kinderdorf "Rechberg".
Thanks Vaclav for your donation to PovClipse!

2007-Dec-01: PovClipse Hacks

A new menu entry for PovClipse hacks is available.
The very first hack allows to run Povray 3.7 beta and was contributed by Vaclav Cermak.

2007-Nov-03: New release 1.0.1

PovClipse is available in version 1.0.1. Please see the History page for more details.
The most important changes:

Performance optimization, large SDL files do not cause the editor to freeze for a couple of seconds anymore
Render Messages view: Jump to the line Povray indicates an error
New Outline view entries: #switch, #while, #fopen, #fclose, #read and #write.
Bug fixes

2007-Sep-16: Version 1.0.0 released!

The PovClipse team is proud to release the very first major build:

Version 1.0.0

The most important new features:

Project management (import, export, folder layout)
New official logo (winner of the logo contest)
Partial renderings can be specified in pixel and percentages
Bug fixes

2007-Aug-29: Logo challenge is finished

The voting time for the logo challenge is over now, and I'm proud to announce the winner: Sebastian Sanabria Diaz
Give him a big hand!
As he has won the challenge his submission will be used as the official PovClipse logo in the upcomming version:

Size 96

With text

2007-Jun-25: PovClipse logo challenge status

The logo challenge is active now for 2 month, 3 logo proposals were submitted.
Come on, you can do better than this! Where are the Povray artists, the masters of MegaPOV and other glorious graphical performers?
The logo challenge is active for another month, PovClipse is awaiting your logo proposals! Please see the Logo challenge page for more details on the logo challenge, including how to participate.

2007-Jun-25: 2007 CCA: vote for PovClipse!

The Sourceforge nomination phase for the 2007 Community Choice Awards has begun, and it won't be long before the winners are chosen.
If you think PovClipse is worth a nomination please use the nomination link on the Project summary page and vote for PovClipse!
The voting category is completely up to you, choose the one(s) you like!

Happy voting!

2007-Jun-25: New Release 0.7.2

PovClipse is available in version 0.7.2. Please see the History page for more details.
The most important new features:

Performance optimization
Separate settings for the Povray / MegaPOV include folder
New language: Portuguese
Bug fixes
Log level can be configured using start parameter

2007-Apr-27: PovClipse logo challenge

Despite the news ticker from 2007-Jan-21 PovClipse still lacks a logo. The logo challenge is opened NOW! Please see the Logo challenge page for more details.

2007-Apr-27: New Release 0.7.1

PovClipse is available in version 0.7.1. Please see the History page for more details.
The most important new features:

Configurable auto-save for dirty editors
Render configuration templates
The Image view supports all image type generated by Povray or MegaPOV.

2007-Apr-27: Donations

You can support PovClipse by making a donation to the project.
Please see the Donation page for more details.

2007-Mar-30: New Release 0.7.0

PovClipse is available in version 0.7.0. Please see the History page for more details.

2007-Mar-30: Forum and tracking system online

Please use the Bug and request tracking system to report bugs or request support or new features!
There is also a forum available for open discussions.

2007-Feb-24: New Release 0.6.3

PovClipse is available in version 0.6.3. Please see the History page for more details.

2007-Feb-24: FAQ available

There is a new FAQ section, available online and within the Eclipse help (as of 0.6.3).

2007-Feb-24: MegaPOV support

PovClipse now supports MegaPOV! The additional keywords are recognized and the render configuration knows about the MegaPOV specialities as well.

2007-Jan-21: New Release 0.6.2

PovClipse is available in version 0.6.2. Please see the History page for more details.

2007-Jan-21: PovClipse has a logo

PovClipse has a logo now, see above ;-))

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