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This bug was originally marked as duplicate of bug 213347, that is already resolved. This bug is still valid, so this seems to be another bug, but it might be related. Build: NetBeans IDE 7.3 Beta 2 (Build 201211062253) VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, 23.6-b04, Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.7.0_11-b21 OS: Windows 7 Stacktrace: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.netbeans.modules.form.layoutdesign.LayoutPainter.paintSelectedComponent(LayoutPainter.java:137) at org.netbeans.modules.form.layoutdesign.LayoutPainter.paintComponents(LayoutPainter.java:117) at org.netbeans.modules.form.layoutdesign.LayoutDesigner.paintSelection(LayoutDesigner.java:1482) at org.netbeans.modules.form.HandleLayer.paintLayoutInnerSelection(HandleLayer.java:425) at org.netbeans.modules.form.HandleLayer.paintComponent(HandleLayer.java:321) at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1054)
Created attachment 132777 [details] stacktrace
Reported for 7.3.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing as worksforme, please reopen in case you see it.