Bug 83351

You can check "Do not internationalize this string" in the property editor.

But you perhaps want to be able to specify that certain properties should not 
be internationalized by default.

Maybe we could at least hardcode this behavior for the 'name' property of 
visual components.

Hello Tomas!

Thank your for your hint. Well, I create "big" data-aware forms with many input
fields. The connection between the DB and the input fields is the literal in the
"name" property. It's very time consuming to change any component property to
"Do not internationalize this string".

I mark all input field and click on the (...) button from the name property and
get a NPE:

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at
org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.StringCustomEditor.<init>(StringCustomEditor.java:61)
	at org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.StringEditor.getCustomEditor(StringEditor.java:68)
	at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormCustomEditor.<init>(FormCustomEditor.java:170)
	at
org.netbeans.modules.form.FormPropertyEditor.getCustomEditor(FormPropertyEditor.java:260)
	at
org.openide.explorer.propertysheet.PropUtils$DifferentValuesEditor.getCustomEditor(PropUtils.java:1688)
	at
org.openide.explorer.propertysheet.PropertyDialogManager.<init>(PropertyDialogManager.java:112)
	at
org.openide.explorer.propertysheet.CustomEditorAction.actionPerformed(CustomEditorAction.java:194)
	at org.openide.explorer.propertysheet.SheetTable.editCellAt(SheetTable.java:963)
	at
javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTableUI$Handler.adjustFocusAndSelection(BasicTableUI.java:953)
	at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTableUI$Handler.mousePressed(BasicTableUI.java:920)
	at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mousePressed(AWTEventMulticaster.java:222)
	at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mousePressed(AWTEventMulticaster.java:221)
	at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mousePressed(AWTEventMulticaster.java:221)
	at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:5485)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3126)
	at
org.openide.explorer.propertysheet.SheetTable.processMouseEvent(SheetTable.java:696)
	at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5253)
	at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1966)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3955)
	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2024)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3803)
	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4212)
	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3889)
	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3822)
	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2010)
	at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1774)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3803)
[catch] at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:463)
	at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:242)
	at
java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:163)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:157)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:149)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:110)

So it's impossible to change all name-property "Do not internationalize this
string"-Checkboxes in a fly. I need to change any singe component property. 

Hardcoding is IMHO a possible solution, but it should be configuarable in the
Tools/Options. 

Thank you and best regards,
  josh.

I use NB 6.0 M2 with jdk 1.4.2 and swing-layout 1.0.1

Yes, you can only set "Do not internationalize this string" one by one. 
Regardless the exception, you can't multi-select more components because each 
has a different name I guess. With multi-selection you set the same value to 
all the properties.

As for the exception, could file a separate issue for it? Thanks.