[Magic-dev] query

[David Fang]

>       I have downloaded 7.1 version of Magic and installed it on a linux
> station. Installation was successful and when I start the tool, the
> graphical window doesnt display the toolbar stating the file and options and
> also there is no display that shows different metals, polys, vias etc. Its
> just displaying a plain window with a cursor and am able to run commands
> from console. am new to magic, can you suggest something to debug this?

Hi Sowmya,
	The window features you refer to are not present in magic-7.1, try
one of the newer ones like 7.4 or 7.5:

http://opencircuitdesign.com/magic/index.html

Nevertheless, magic-7.1, though lacking in bells and whistles, is still
quite usable for learning and even serious designs.  :)

David Fang
Computer Systems Laboratory
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cornell University
http://www.csl.cornell.edu/~fang/
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