[Magic-dev] Font Gone Haywire

[R. Timothy Edwards]

Dear Dean,

> I'm attempting to install Magic on my laptop, which is running Ubuntu. I
> finally got it to compile, but when I run it, Magic nukes the terminal's
> font and then closes. Here is a screen shot of the problem:
> http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7159/screenshotoo6.png
> 
> You can see the affects in the bottom of the right terminal.
> 
> I just installed Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon fresh this past weekend, so its very
> possible I'm missing a library or some other such thing is wrong. Any
> suggestions?

Try Magic version 7.4 or 7.5.  In particular, if you compile the Tcl
version, it bypasses the terminal altogether in favor of a console
window, which is not to say that if the problem still exists in 7.4/7.5,
it might just trash the console window instead.

 From your screenshot, I feel inclined to comment on the "Magic3D"
directory name.  Since you were compiling version 7.1, are you aware
of the 3D rendering capability of the OpenGL graphics package,
introduced in 2003 into Magic version 7.3?

					Regards,
					Tim

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