Magic-8.3 Command Reference

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## specialopen

Open a window of a specific type.

### Usage:

> specialopen type [arguments]

> > where type may be one of the following:
> > layout
> >   Open a layout window. Equivalent to the openwindow command.
> > wind3d tk_path_name
> >   Generate the 3D window. Only available when using OpenGL graphics ("magic -d OGL"). The tk_path_name argument allows the window to be inserted into a Tk frame instead of generated directly on the desktop.
> > color
> >   Open a window allowing layout colors to be edited.
> > netlist
> >   Open a window allowing interactive definition of netlists.

### Summary:

> The specialopen command opens one of several special-purpose windows known to magic, as well as the default layout window. Each window has a set of commands associated with it. The layout window commands are listed in this reference guide along with the general-purpose commands, because the layout window is the most common type. For the command sets of the other special-purpose windows, see the sections on the colormap, netlist, and 3D rendering.

### Implementation Notes:

> specialopen is implemented as a built-in window command in magic.

### See Also:

> openwindow

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Last updated: March 7, 2020 at 1:06pm