Lower 3rd font selection frozen

has anyone seen this issue. I can't select a font in the lower 3rd controls. I click on it and it won't move or open the listing of fonts. i can only change the text and whether the font is bold or italic. nothing else. its as if the lower 3rd function is corrupt. when choosing lower 3rd in the text menu, it is bold for some reason.

A filter, generator or transition shown in BOLD usually indicates that it's a RT effect, based on your system specs and RT settings.
-DH

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