Don't worry about double posts; it happens if the network is sluggish and acts as though it's hanging, which is seems to be doing off and on today.
Your issue did have us a bit concerned because missing topology buttons is a sign of something corrupted or a bad install.
If your paint set (textures) is missing, period, you may need to do a database repair. You can do this by exiting TM2017 back to the launcher screen. From there click on the developer and then rebuild database, which usually takes only a few minutes.