This article demonstrates how to recover missing user interface (UI) elements in GeoStudio.

Cause

• The screen coordinates of GeoStudio UI elements are recorded in the Registry.
• If your display setting change significantly, these coordinates may no longer be valid.
• Significant changes include (among others):
  • A different display configuration (accessing the computer via remote desktop).
  • Changing the display resolution.
  • Changing the number or orders of displays.
  • Accidentally disabling or moving UI elements off-screen.

Before You Start

• This article assumes you are using the latest version of GeoStudio.

Steps to Resolve

1. The GeoStudio 'Window' menu contains a command to reset the program to the default window layout.
2. If the menu bar is the missing UI element, the steps can be performed with the keyboard shortcuts.
3. Launch GeoStudio normally.
4. Open the 'Window' menu (shortcut: Alt + W).
5. Select 'Reset Window Layout' (shortcut: E).
6. You will then be asked if you want to reset to the default window layout:
   
7. Click on 'Yes'.
8. GeoStudio UI elements will be restored.

Some GeoStudio user interface elements are not reset by the in-program reset command.  If this is the case, you will need to use the registry editor to clear these settings.

1. Run the registry editor.  This requires administrative access to the computer.  To be safe, you should back-up the registry before proceeding.
2. Navigate to the registry entry: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GEO-SLOPE
3. Find the sub-folder for your version of GeoStudio.
4. Different user interface elements have their settings stored in different sub folders.  You can delete the entire sub folder for your GeoStudio version and the software will re-create them on next launch.  You may lose your recent file list and some other settings if you delete the entire folder.  You can also delete the specific sub-folders where the settings are stored:
   1. General
   2. GeoWorkspace...
   3. View3D
5. Re-launch GeoStudio.

Things to Consider

• Older versions of GeoStudio may use different keyboard shortcuts.
• If the shortcuts listed above do not work, try Alt + W  followed by S.