Hi TIm,
I am not sure I am following you. You say:
@unknownuser said:
the window that lets me name the component does show up on my screen, but it will let me make a component still.
Now how do you make that component then?
Anyway, something may have gone wrong with your SU. Go to Window (menu) > Preferences > Workspace and there, at the bottom, restore workspace.
Hope it will fix your hiding dialogs.