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This bug was originally marked as duplicate of bug 185330, that is already resolved. This bug is still valid, so this seems to be another bug, but it might be related. Build: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 20120903-5e5210486fb9) VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM, 23.3-b01, Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.7.0_07-b10 OS: Linux Stacktrace: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.netbeans.modules.form.VisualReplicator.updateContainerLayout(VisualReplicator.java:299) at org.netbeans.modules.form.VisualReplicator.updateAddedComponents(VisualReplicator.java:345) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormDesigner$FormListener.run(FormDesigner.java:2565) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormLAF$3.run(FormLAF.java:333) at org.openide.util.Mutex.doEventAccess(Mutex.java:1363) at org.openide.util.Mutex.readAccess(Mutex.java:273)
Created attachment 123806 [details] stacktrace
The preceding exception in the log seems to be the culprit: java.lang.NullPointerException at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:186) at org.jdesktop.swingx.plaf.LookAndFeelAddons.getUI(LookAndFeelAddons.java:266) at org.jdesktop.swingx.JXTaskPaneContainer.updateUI(JXTaskPaneContainer.java:124) at org.jdesktop.swingx.JXTaskPaneContainer.<init>(JXTaskPaneContainer.java:114) at sun.reflect.GeneratedConstructorAccessor115.newInstance(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45) at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:525) at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Class.java:372) at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:325) at org.netbeans.modules.form.CreationFactory.createDefaultInstance(CreationFactory.java:178) at org.netbeans.modules.form.RADComponent.createBeanInstance(RADComponent.java:252) [catch] at org.netbeans.modules.form.RADComponent.cloneBeanInstance(RADComponent.java:412) at org.netbeans.modules.form.VisualReplicator.cloneComponent(VisualReplicator.java:699) ...
Looks like the problem described in bug 127881. Should be verified and marked as duplicate of that bug.
Reported for 7.3.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing as worksforme, please reopen in case you see it.