Issue:
I am having problems with the user interface of FontLab Studio 5 or TypeTool. Some icons are missing or mislabeled, or some windows do not appear. What should I do?
Solution:
If your FontLab Studio or TypeTool user interfaces have become corrupt (missing or mislabeled menus, windows, panels or icons), you will need to reset them. This procedure describes how.
Note: you will need to re-enter your product’s serial number after this procedure! Be sure you know the serial number before you do this.
For FontLab Studio on Mac OS X
Quit FontLab Studio for Mac OS X.
In Finder, from the Go menu choose Go to Folder...
Type ~/Library and click Go
Navigate to the folder Application Support/FontLab/Studio 5/Workspaces/
Remove the files CurrentWorkspace.rc and CurrentWorkspace51.rc (if they exist)
In Finder, from the Go menu choose Go to Folder...
Type ~/Library and click Go
Navigate to the folder Preferences/
Remove the files com.fontlab.fontlab5.plist and com.fontlab.studio5.plist (if they exist)
Run FontLab Studio and re-enter your serial number. The user interface of FontLab Studio will be now in its default state.
For TypeTool on Mac OS X
Quit TypeTool for Mac OS X.
In Finder, from the Go menu choose Go to Folder...
Type ~/Library and click Go
Navigate to the folder Application Support/FontLab/TypeTool 3/Workspaces/
Remove the files CurrentWorkspace.rc and CurrentWorkspace31.rc (if they exist)
In Finder, from the Go menu choose Go to Folder...
Type ~/Library and click Go
Navigate to the folder Preferences/
Remove the files com.fontlab.typetool3.plist (if they exist)
Run TypeTool and re-enter your serial number. The user interface of TypeTool will be now in its default state.
For FontLab Studio on Windows
Quit FontLab Studio for Windows.
First, you need to start Registry Editor.
On Windows 8:
In the search results pane, click regedit
In the start screen, type regedit
Click on the Start icon in the lower left
Click Run
Type regedit
Click OK or in the Programs list, choose regedit
In the User Account Control dialog, click Yes
On older versions of Windows:
Click on the Start icon in the lower left
Click Run
Type regedit
Click OK or in the Programs list, choose regedit
Now, you need to perform the changes in the Registry editor.
Note: The following steps involve modifying the Windows registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry.
Navigate to the registry branch HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FontLab\Studio5
Click Studio5
In the Edit menu, click Delete
Quit the Registry Editor
Run FontLab Studio and enter your serial number. The user interface of FontLab Studio will be now in its default state.
For TypeTool on Windows
Quit FontLab Studio for Windows.
First, you need to start Registry Editor.
On Windows 8:
In the search results pane, click regedit
In the start screen, type regedit
Click on the Start icon in the lower left
Click Run
Type regedit
Click OK or in the Programs list, choose regedit
In the User Account Control dialog, click Yes
On older versions of Windows:
Click on the Start icon in the lower left
Click Run
Type regedit
Click OK or in the Programs list, choose regedit
Now, you need to perform the changes in the Registry editor.
Note: The following steps involve modifying the Windows registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry.
Navigate to the registry branch HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FontLab\TypeTool3
Click TypeTool3
In the Edit menu, click Delete
Quit the Registry Editor
Run FontLab Studio and enter your serial number. The user interface of FontLab Studio will be now in its default state.