JDK-4759001 : Exception coming (getText()),when trying to Clear Folder with the Downloaded vie
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: webstart
  • Affected Version: 1.4.2
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows_2000
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2002-10-07
  • Updated: 2002-11-26
  • Resolved: 2002-11-19
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1.4.2 mantisFixed
Description
Exception coming, when you try to clean-up downloaded application (Clear Folder) with the view <View/Downloaded Applications>.

Solaris, Windows platforms
Java Web Start 1.4.2-internal
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2-internal-jmelvin_01_oct_2002_10_02)

Steps:
- make sure your jaws java console enabled
- download one or two jaws applications
- go to the view View/Downloaded applications
- go to File/Preferences/Advanced
- click on Clear Folder
- you can see exception in your console
It is very difficult to reproduce, try couple times with different applications.
Also see Comments.

Log:
>Java Web Start 1.4.2-internal Console, started Wed Oct 02 18:12:24 PDT 2002
>Java 2 Runtime Environment: Version 1.4.2-internal by Sun Microsystems Inc.
>Logging to file: /home/ss131108/govno.txt
>java.lang.NullPointerException
>	at sun.awt.font.FontDesignMetrics.stringWidth(Unknown Source)
>	at 
>com.sun.javaws.ui.general.LinkButton.paintComponent(LinkButton.java:43)
>	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
>	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(Unknown Source)
>	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
>	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintWithOffscreenBuffer(Unknown Source)
>	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintDoubleBuffered(Unknown Source)
>	at javax.swing.JComponent._paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
>	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
>	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source)
>	at 
>javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWorkRequest.run(Unknown Source)
>	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
>	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
>	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
>	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
>	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
>	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
>	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Comments
CONVERTED DATA BugTraq+ Release Management Values COMMIT TO FIX: mantis FIXED IN: mantis INTEGRATED IN: mantis mantis-b04 mantis-b08 VERIFIED IN: mantis-beta
31-08-2004
EVALUATION fix in LinkButton. ###@###.### 2002-10-10
10-10-2002