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Build: NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta (Build 200808111757) VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM, 10.0-b23, Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.6.0_07-b06 OS: Windows XP, 5.1, x86 User Comments: Created a prject with the DocumentEditor sample, when I try to open the DocumentEditorView.java in Design mode it throws a NullPointerException and no palette window is shown, then a I tried to open it through Window menu but Palette window is empty Stacktrace: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormDesigner.updateDesignerActions(FormDesigner.java:1042) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormDesigner.selectionChanged(FormDesigner.java:1031) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormDesigner.clearSelectionImpl(FormDesigner.java:1027) at org.netbeans.modules.form.ComponentInspector$NodeSelectionListener.propertyChange(ComponentInspector.java:515) at java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeSupport.java:339) at java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeSupport.java:276)
Created attachment 67297 [details] stacktrace
This issue has already 5 duplicates see http://statistics.netbeans.org/exceptions/detail.do?id=52916
I am not able to reproduce this issue, but I am able to fix/workaround it. Modified file: http://hg.netbeans.org/main?cmd=changeset;node=718e75f3c591