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Bug 262458 - Tools->Options does not open...NullPointerException
Summary: Tools->Options does not open...NullPointerException
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Options&Settings (show other bugs)
Version: 8.1
Hardware: PC Windows 10 x64
: P2 normal (vote)
Assignee: Theofanis Oikonomou
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2016-06-16 18:00 UTC by twolf2919
Modified: 2016-06-17 09:02 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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2016-06-16 18:00 UTC, twolf2919 		Details
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Description twolf2919 2016-06-16 18:00:29 UTC 
Created attachment 160073 [details]
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NB 8.1 has been very stable for me.  But today, when I tried to open Tools->Options, nothing happened. Figuring that maybe NB got into a confused state, I restarted the IDE and tried again.  This time the IDE noticed a problem (NullPointerException) and offered to report the problem.  I tried to - but the bug reporting screen's "Send" button never came out of the disabled state, even after I entered my NB user id and password....even when I checked "Submit as guest" :-(

 I performed my usual first "fix" - leave the IDE, wipe out the cache - and restart.  That did the trick again :-}

I'm attaching the messages.log file.  It's got my environment and the exception.
Comment 1 Jiri Prox 2016-06-17 09:02:33 UTC 
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.netbeans.core.ui.options.general.GeneralOptionsPanel.updateWebBrowsers(GeneralOptionsPanel.java:720)
	at org.netbeans.core.ui.options.general.GeneralOptionsPanel.update(GeneralOptionsPanel.java:709)
	at org.netbeans.core.ui.options.general.GeneralOptionsPanelController.update(GeneralOptionsPanelController.java:74)
	at org.netbeans.modules.options.CategoryModel$Category.update(CategoryModel.java:392)
	at org.netbeans.modules.options.OptionsPanel.setCurrentCategory(OptionsPanel.java:260)
	at org.netbeans.modules.options.OptionsPanel.initCurrentCategory(OptionsPanel.java:203)
	at org.netbeans.modules.options.OptionsDisplayerImpl.showOptionsDialog(OptionsDisplayerImpl.java:237)