Thread-topic: Can't run java preferences utility under java 5
Had the same problem when upgrading to Tiger+Tiger. It actually is
failing to load a font. We ended up using the Font Book app to disable
suspect fonts. Once all "bad" fonts are disabled, graphic Java apps will
run fine.
Bob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: java-dev-bounces+rnadler=email@hidden
> [mailto:java-dev-bounces+rnadler=email@hidden]
> On Behalf Of Jack Berman
> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:23 AM
> To: email@hidden
> Subject: Fwd: Can't run java preferences utility under java 5
>
> Removing deployment.properties doesn't seem to work (the
> newly generated file is identical to the old one and I still
> get the same exception). The stack (which follows) reveals
> some kind of font error. I really don't want to do a clean
> install (unless someone can give me advice on how to port my
> stuff over).
> Thanks, Jack
>
> STACK:
> [LaunchRunner Error] com.sun.deploy.panel.ControlPanel.main(String[])
> threw
> an exception:
> java.lang.NullPointerException
> at
> apple.awt.CGraphicsEnvironment.cloneStyledFont
> (CGraphicsEnvironment.java:220
> )
> at
> apple.awt.CGraphicsEnvironment.setupLogicalFonts
> (CGraphicsEnvironment.java:2
> 11)
> at
> apple.awt.CGraphicsEnvironment.loadFonts(CGraphicsEnvironment.
> java:201)
> at sun.font.FontManager.findFont2D(FontManager.java:1209)
> at sun.font.FontManager.findFont2D(FontManager.java:1155)
> at java.awt.Font.getFont2D(Font.java:358)
> at sun.font.FontManager.getFont2D(Native Method)
> at
> sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.initMatrixAndMetrics
> (FontDesignMetrics.java:167)
> at sun.font.FontDesignMetrics.<init>(FontDesignMetrics.java:160)
> at apple.awt.CToolkit.getFontMetrics(CToolkit.java:1195)
> at java.awt.Component.getFontMetrics(Component.java:2532)
> at javax.swing.JComponent.getFontMetrics(JComponent.java:1547)
> at
> javax.swing.text.WrappedPlainView.updateMetrics(WrappedPlainVi
> ew.java:
> 302)
> at
> javax.swing.text.WrappedPlainView.updateChildren
> (WrappedPlainView.java:281)
> at
> javax.swing.text.WrappedPlainView.insertUpdate(WrappedPlainView.java:
> 447)
> at
> javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$RootView.insertUpdate
> (BasicTextUI.java:15
> 20)
> at
> javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$UpdateHandler.insertUpdate
> (BasicTextUI.ja
> va:1763)
> at
> javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.fireInsertUpdate
> (AbstractDocument.java:184
> )
> at
> javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.handleInsertString
> (AbstractDocument.java:7
> 54)
> at
> javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.insertString(AbstractDocument.java:
> 711)
> at javax.swing.text.PlainDocument.insertString
> (PlainDocument.java:114)
> at javax.swing.text.AbstractDocument.replace
> (AbstractDocument.java:673)
> at javax.swing.text.JTextComponent.setText(JTextComponent.java:
> 1441)
> at com.sun.deploy.panel.JSmartTextArea.setText
> (JSmartTextArea.java:62)
> at com.sun.deploy.panel.JSmartTextArea.<init>
> (JSmartTextArea.java:27)
> at
> com.sun.deploy.panel.SecurityPanel.initComponents(SecurityPane
> l.java:63)
> at
> com.sun.deploy.panel.SecurityPanel.<init>(SecurityPanel.java:35)
> at
> com.sun.deploy.panel.ControlPanel.initComponents(ControlPanel.
> java:127)
> at com.sun.deploy.panel.ControlPanel.<init>(ControlPanel.java:45)
> at com.sun.deploy.panel.ControlPanel.main(ControlPanel.java:373)
> at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
> at
> sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke
> (NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39
> )
> at
> sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke
> (DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl
> java:25)
> at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585)
> at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.run(LaunchRunner.java:88)
> at apple.launcher.LaunchRunner.callMain(LaunchRunner.java:50)
> at
> apple.launcher.JavaApplicationLauncher.launch
> (JavaApplicationLauncher.java:5
> 2)
>
>
>
> > On 5/25/05 10:25 AM, "Scott Kovatch" <email@hidden> wrote:
> >
>
>
> > Before you reinstall or do anything, save a copy of
> ~/Library/Caches/
> > Java/deployment.properties, and check Console.app for a stack trace.
> > Then file a bug. :-)
> >
> > Then, get rid of deployment.properties and try again.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > On May 25, 2005, at 9:21 AM, Jack Berman wrote:
> >
> >
> >> After installing OS X 10.4 and java 5, I went to run java
> preferences
> >> in Utilities/Java/J2SE 5.0/ to change my version
> preference and I got
> >> the
> >> following:
> >>
> >> Cannot Launch Java Application.
> >> Uncaught exception in main method: java.lang.NullpointerException
> >>
> >> I used the new compiler and VM through the terminal and
> all seems to
> >> work.
> >> I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions.
> >>
> >
> > ------------------
> > Scott Kovatch
> > Apple Computer
> > Java Runtime Classes
> > Cleveland Hts, OH
> > email@hidden
> >
> > I am Scott Kovatch, and I approved this message.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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