XCode 4.2 opens with no toolbar, project navigator

Question

I was using XCode 4.2 for a bit and I hit a wrong set of keystroke (I will assume command - something) and all the sudden XCode main window went away. I had no clue how to restore that but fortunately I had a source file opened in a separate window so I restored the toolbar and project navigator.

Now when I relaunch XCode, it never launches with the toolbar and project navigator again. I have to reset them manually each time.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

For that sake of helping out future readers this is the clearer explanation of how to fix this issue:

XCode will open the project with the interface configured the same way as the last file that was opened. If your interface is opening with the toolbar and project navigator minimized it means that you double clicked a file and opened it in its own window. XCode thinks that this was the last file opened so it uses this as the default.

To resolve: reconfigure your window by right clicking on the top of the window and selecting "show toolbar" then open whichever panels you prefer to have open. Then make sure there are no other windows associated with that project open. Close XCode and reopen. Voila!