Why am I seeing a different system font panel in iMovie 11?

Hi! This is my first question here so let me know what other information I should provide.
I've been editing casual projects on iMovie '11 on OSX 10.8.5 and when I go to edit text, I can click back and forth between the iMovie font panel and the system font panel. But a few months ago I must've pressed some keyboard shortcut (not sure what I did) and now I'm only seeing a smaller version of the system font panel. I can change text size but only to preset numbers, not on a sliding scale. And there is no color wheel or anything for changing color options. Any advice to get it back to normal?

Hey TerryS53,
Thanks for the question. If I understand correctly, the update is taking a long time to download. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help the issue.
Resolve issues with an over-the-air iOS update - Apple Support
Download takes a long time, or you can't reach update server
iOS updates require a persistent Internet connection, and the time it takes to download the update will vary according to the size of the update and your Internet speed. You can use your device normally while downloading the iOS update, and iOS will notify you when you can install the update. To improve the speed of the download, avoid downloading other content.
If you get a message that "an error occurred downloading iOS," try again later. If the issue persists, try updating your device in another network or use iTunes to update your device. Learn more about iOS updates.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a good one,
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