Index: src/org/openide/explorer/propertysheet/PropertyPanel.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/src/org/openide/explorer/propertysheet/PropertyPanel.java,v
retrieving revision 1.118
diff -u -r1.118 PropertyPanel.java
--- src/org/openide/explorer/propertysheet/PropertyPanel.java	30 Aug 2002 11:15:29 -0000	1.118
+++ src/org/openide/explorer/propertysheet/PropertyPanel.java	9 Sep 2002 15:39:18 -0000
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@
 		    "FMT_ErrorSettingProperty", userMessage,
 		    propertyName
             ));
-            em.notify (ErrorManager.USER, e);
+            em.notify (extractSeverity (e), e);
         } else {
             em.notify (ErrorManager.INFORMATIONAL, e);
         }
@@ -1309,6 +1309,26 @@
         }
         return message;
     }
+
+    private static int extractSeverity (Throwable t) {
+        ErrorManager em = ErrorManager.getDefault ();
+        
+        ErrorManager.Annotation[] an = em.findAnnotations (t);
+        int userSeverity = ErrorManager.UNKNOWN;
+        if (an != null) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < an.length; i++) {
+                int severity = an[i].getSeverity ();
+                // PENDING
+                // select highest severity of the annotations
+                // or select lowlest?
+                // or use severity of annotation on the top?
+                if (severity > userSeverity) {
+                    userSeverity = severity;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return userSeverity;
+    }
     
     /** Processes <code>Throwable</code> thrown from <code>setAsText</code>
      * or <code>setValue</code> call on <code>editor</code>. Helper method. */
@@ -1480,7 +1500,9 @@
             if(exception instanceof InvocationTargetException) {
                 return (InvocationTargetException)exception;
             } else {
-                return new InvocationTargetException(exception);
+                InvocationTargetException ite = new InvocationTargetException(exception);
+                ErrorManager.Annotation[] arr = ErrorManager.getDefault ().findAnnotations (exception);
+                return (InvocationTargetException)ErrorManager.getDefault ().attachAnnotations (ite, arr);
             }
         }