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Bug 4663 - Exception while you have opened the Help window and you change Look&Feel.
Summary: Exception while you have opened the Help window and you change Look&Feel.
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: -- Other -- (show other bugs)
Version: 3.x
Hardware: All All
: P4 normal (vote)
Assignee: Roman Szarowski
URL:
Keywords:
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 1999-11-08 23:07 UTC by Roman Szarowski
Modified: 2008-12-23 11:39 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description Roman Szarowski 1999-11-08 23:07:14 UTC 
When you change Look&Feel while you are in the Help window, it throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.util.Hashtable.get(Hashtable.java, Compiled Code)
        at javax.swing.UIDefaults.get(UIDefaults.java, Compiled Code)
        at javax.swing.MultiUIDefaults.get(MultiUIDefaults.java, Compiled Code)
        at javax.swing.UIDefaults.getUIClass(UIDefaults.java, Compiled Code)
        at javax.swing.UIDefaults.getUI(UIDefaults.java, Compiled Code)
        at javax.swing.UIManager.getUI(UIManager.java, Compiled Code)
        at com.netbeans.developer.impl.JavaHelp$HelpComponent.updateUI(JavaHelp.java:532)
        at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI0(SwingUtilities.java:1086)
        at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI0(SwingUtilities.java:1097)
        at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI0(SwingUtilities.java:1097)
        at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI0(SwingUtilities.java:1097)
        at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI0(SwingUtilities.java:1097)
        at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(SwingUtilities.java:1078)
        at com.netbeans.developer.impl.windows.MultiTabContainer.updateUI(MultiTabContainer.java:470)

        at com.netbeans.developer.impl.windows.WindowManagerImpl.updateUI(WindowManagerImpl.java, Compiled Code)
        at com.netbeans.developer.impl.IDESettings.setLookAndFeel(IDESettings.java:116)
        at com.netbeans.developer.impl.actions.PLAFAction$1.actionPerformed(PLAFAction.java:118)
        at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1066)
        at javax.swing.AbstractButton$ForwardActionEvents.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1101)
        at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Default

[Svata] In build 463, changing L&F requires IDE restart.