Tag freeze my entire Sketchup when i try to change colors

[Marchemale]

Hi im new here but i have been resolving a lot of my issues so far with this forum.

I have SKP pro on Windows 11 and tonight everytime i try to change the color of my tags the my sketchup won’t let me do anything other than zoom in and out. It will also make an error sound wherever i click…

Any body can help me out?

[roger_engee]

Hi Marchemale, did you try updating to the latest build?

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[Box]

Sounds like the colour change dialog is opening offscreen.

Preferences Dialog won't open / Explaining the magic key combination

Various dialogs can get lost offscreen, Preferences and Model info being the most common. This can often be fixed by using the magic key combo that has been passed down through the ages by mystics and sages or by anyone who understands the basics of windows key navigation. The magic combination is often written as Press alt and space together, then tap m, then tap any arrow key, then without clicking, move the mouse around until the dialog appears. This combination is easily explained. Alt …

[roger_engee]

Ah @Box … think you may be right… it shows all the symptoms of that… especially the mention of the error win sounds… happened to me once on one of my extensions as i was using a secondary monitor (the menubar was competely hidden from click access)

[Marchemale]

Dear Sketchup guru! The incantation worked well but i had to down size my sketchup window first. The color box was off my monitor on the right and the incantation of the alt+space+m could only worked on a smaller window. Then I saw a 2 item menu appear and i moved the it back to my screen.

Thanks