topic Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up in AutoCAD Forum

Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:03:43 GMT

Hello all,

I need help please. Suddenly the manage text style dialog box does not show up (I use 2018 version). Yesterday it worked and I could create new style; however today the box just cannot be spotted anywhere. Any tricks or tips to make it shown again?

Thanks a bunch!

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Alfred.NESWADBA — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:11:08 GMT

Hi,

what happens when you start command _STYLE?

If AutoCAD hangs until you press <ESC> then follow these steps:

Start command _STYLE
press <ALT><SPACE> ... this brings up a context menu
press <Keyboard Cursor down> until "Move" then press <ENTER>
use <Keyboard Cursor left/or/right> until you see the style-dialog.
Now continue with your mouse to set the new location.

- alfred -

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:37:12 GMT

Hello Alfred,

Thank you for the reply. I have tried that trick before and it did not work. The text style box cannot be seen anywhere thus I can move anything. I have used windows cascade command too.

-Chris-

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:40:57 GMT

Sorry, I meant, I cannot select and move the dialog box because the it is not seen anywhere.

Additional info: I use 3 monitors.

Regards,

-Chris-

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

user181 — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:47:47 GMT

What if you hold down the Shift Key + the Windows key and press the left or right arrow at the same time. Does the box appear?

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Alfred.NESWADBA — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:48:11 GMT

Hi,

can you please confirm that when you start command _STYLE that Autodesk hangs until you press <ESC>

If not then please start command _.STYLE (with underline and point) ... anything different? If not then please create a screenshot form your command line so I can see what AutoCAD is asking when you started this command.

- alfred -

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:51:49 GMT

Hi,

Thank you, I just tried it, still the box is missing. Only the 'manage text style' box that is missing, the other style manager boxes (dimension, table, multileader) work well and show up in the middle of my AutoCAD working monitor.

I have restarted my computer as well (twice), thought it's just a glitch because I could work with the text manager box yesterday.

Regards,

-Chris-

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:59:00 GMT

Hi Alfred,

yes, correct, Autodesk hangs until I press esc.

I'll send the screen shots for both commands (_STYLE and _.STYLE)

Thank you,

-Chris-

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:02:29 GMT

Here are the screenshots

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Alfred.NESWADBA — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:02:49 GMT

Hi,

>> Yes, correct, Autodesk hangs until I press esc.

Thank you confirming this. If the <ALT><SPACE> does not help to get a context menu then ...

close all applications
unplug all displayed, just keep the monitor 1 connected
start AutoCAD
start command _STYLE
if the dialog appears, just move it a bit
if the dialog does not appear ... do you now get a menu when pressing <ALT><SPACE>?

Just to make sure ... you press <ALT> and <SPACE> together, not one after the other key?

- alfred -

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:03:32 GMT

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 21:24:57 GMT

Hi Alfred,

Sorry for the delayed reply. pressing ALT+space at the same time caused my AutoCAD and computer to be completely froze. Had to forcedly turn off my computer.

still no text style manager dialog box shows...

Regards,

-Chris-

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Alfred.NESWADBA — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:37:56 GMT

Hi,

>> pressing ALT+space at the same time caused my

>> AutoCAD and computer to be completely froze

Wow, this sounds like you have some issues either with OS or with graphic card.

Can you try my suggestion with disconnecting 2 of your 3 monitors?

If all this does not help then I would reset settings to default as shown >>>here<<<.

- alfred -

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:08:53 GMT

Hi Alfred,

yes I tried to disconnect the other two monitors, still could not find the missing box. I think you are right, that I have issues with my computer setting. Will try your suggestion to reset it and will let you know!

Thanks a bunch! 🙂

-Chris-

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Alfred.NESWADBA — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 23:16:30 GMT

Hi,

next try would be to shut down your workstation, then disconnect 2 of 3 monitors, then start your system with the 1 monitor, start AutoCAD and try to get the dialog again.

Reset settings could be done then too.

But yes, that <ALT><SPACE> makes your workstation freezing is not a good sign.

- alfred -

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

S.Faris — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 05:57:33 GMT

Refer to this similar scenario with Layer Properties manager : Layer Properties Manager does not display in AutoCAD

For the REGEDIT method use the below path:

Eg:Autocad 2016

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R20.1\ACAD-F001:409\Profiles\<<Unnamed Profile>>\Dialogs\TextstyleDialog

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:17:42 GMT

Thank you, Faris! I will try!

Regards,

-Chris-

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:21:03 GMT

Hi Alfred,

still the text style box is missing. I had contacted my company IT desk to re-install the software.

Thank you so much again for the help!

Regards,

-Chris-

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

s.borello — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 19:26:07 GMT

Have you restarted your PC?

Re: Manage Text style dialog box doesn show up

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 19:24:11 GMT

Hi Alfred (and all),

I just wanted to update you. I just installed AutoCad 2020 and the same problem happened. At the very first time I could modify (worked on manage text styles). But the second time I clicked on 'manage text styles' no dialog box shown and it freezes until I pressed escape button. This issue is very annoying. Any suggestion on how to contact to the support team?

Thank you again!