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After further thoughts, best to keep same introduction as Shadows
tool-tip, with "Use", rather than "Include".<br>
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<b>Reflective Caustics: "Use reflective caustics, resulting in
brighter image, more noise but added realism"</b> (reading this it
appears ticking this will include that type of caustics)<br>
<b>Refractive Caustics: "Use refractive caustics, resulting in
brighter image, more noise but added realism"</b> (as above)<br>
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<td>[Bf-cycles] Reflective, Refractive caustics</td>
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<td>David Black <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:db4tech@yahoo.co.uk"><db4tech@yahoo.co.uk></a></td>
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<font face="Calibri">Thank you Thomas for your work on separating
caustics capabilities.<br>
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From a UI perspective, now that selection of caustics functions
are effectively reversed (previous Blender versions, a tick
indicated No Caustics), now a tick indicates an inclusion of
that caustics functions, this perfectly follows on from above
Shadows option and seems more logical. On that basis, is it
possible that tool-tips should read as a positive? For example:<br>
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Currently 3 close together UI options with their tool-tips...<br>
<b>Shadows: "Use transparency of surfaces for rendering shadows"</b>
(reading this its clear that ticking this will use transparency)
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<b>Reflective Caustics: "Leave out reflective caustics,
resulting in darker image with less noise"</b> (reading this
it could indicate ticking this will not include that type of
caustics)<br>
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<div class="moz-signature"><b>Refractive Caustics: "Leave out
refractive caustics, resulting in darker image with less
noise"</b> (as above)<br>
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Possible alternatives?<br>
<b>Reflective Caustics: "Include reflective caustics, resulting
in brighter image, more noise but added realism"</b> (reading
this it appears ticking this will include that type of caustics)<br>
<b>Refractive Caustics: "Include refractive caustics, resulting
in brighter image, more noise but added realism"</b> (as
above)<br>
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As someone with dyslexia I hope above info makes sense and is in
some way helpful. When I first tried the new caustics functions,
I was not sure if I needed to tick the options for inclusion or
exclusion. As mentioned, your new implementation is definitely
better, ticking for caustics inclusion.<br>
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Thank you kindly for your time,<br>
David<br>
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