This seems to be a known Java[tm] bug. See http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6210674
See also http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=95147 ----------------------------------------------------------- A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM : I own an external firewire harddrive that use a custom icon. When I create a JFileChooser using the Windows system L&F I get a NullPointerException. ----------------------------------------------------------- --> The workaround seems to change the look & feel from "Windows" to "Metal". For this, simply use Options|Options, General section and choose "Metal" from the "Style" combobox and then restart XXE. --- PS: Dragging a file from the Windows Explorer and dropping it onto XXE should work fine too. Lukasz Krolicki wrote: > Hello > > I have problem with using open file window... it does not appear :(( > > I have downloaded standard version 3.5.2 containing private JRE. > > awt.toolkit - sun.awt.windows.WToolkit > Java SE 1.6.0 b105 > Windows XP 5.1 x86 > > > Here is the error: > > Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException > at javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.ImageIcon.<init>(Unknown Source) > at sun.swing.WindowsPlacesBar.<init>(Unknown Source) > at > com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsFileChooserUI.updateUseShellFo > lder(Unknown Source) > at > com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsFileChooserUI.installComponent > s(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicFileChooserUI.installUI(Unknown > Source) > at > com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsFileChooserUI.installUI(Unknow > n Source) > at javax.swing.JComponent.setUI(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.JFileChooser.updateUI(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.JFileChooser.setup(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.JFileChooser.<init>(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.JFileChooser.<init>(Unknown Source) > at > com.xmlmind.xmleditapp.kit.ChooseURLSupport.selectOpenFile(ChooseURLS > upport.java:161) > at > com.xmlmind.xmleditapp.kit.ChooseURLSupport.selectOpenURL(ChooseURLSu > pport.java:62) > at > com.xmlmind.xmleditapp.kit.part.OpenAction.init(OpenAction.java:37) > at > com.xmlmind.xmleditapp.kit.LengthyAction.doIt(LengthyAction.java:31) > at > com.xmlmind.xmleditapp.kit.AppAction.actionPerformed(AppAction.java:3 > 6) > at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown > Source) > at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown > Source) > at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source) > at > javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Sour > ce) > at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseReleased(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) > at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source) > at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown > Source) > at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(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) >
