The wackiest thing ever on FCE

Ok, this beats all.
somehow, i lost my timeline and canvas, they were greyed out in the selection to modify the windows, so i found the answer on this forum, i think (double click on sequence) but i must have spaced out or something because right before i did that, i somehow clicked on an option under final cut express or view in the far left corner of the FCE screen, then selected "digitize view" or something like that, can't remember now. So, now, i have a completely black screen, a final cut toolbar at the top that only comes in view when you mouse over it and a missing dock. it's crazy.
help me before i go completely insane. what the heck is this? can't find it in my manual.
thank you

Sounds like you turned on Digital Cinema Desktop Preview. Under the View menu in the Finder bar, select External Video and make sure it's turned to Off.
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