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This should also be fixed now. -Jeff > Full Name: don > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: Unidata > Package Version: 2.6b2 build date:2008-11-11 00:30 UTC > Operating System: Linux > Hardware: Java: home: /home/idv/IDV_2.6/jre version: 1.6.0_07 j3d:1.5.2 fcs > (build4) > Description of problem: I was doing the Level III/Satellite exercise and when > I closed a window, I > got the following exception: > > java.lang.NullPointerException > java.lang.NullPointerException > at > ucar.visad.display.AnimationWidget.handleAnimationPropertyChange(AnimationWidget.java:943) > at ucar.visad.display.AnimationWidget.access$600(AnimationWidget.java:71) > at > ucar.visad.display.AnimationWidget$4.propertyChange(AnimationWidget.java:908) > at > java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeSupport.java:339) > at > java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport.firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeSupport.java:276) > at ucar.visad.display.Displayable.firePropertyChange(Displayable.java:1042) > at > ucar.visad.display.Animation$AnimationControlListener.controlChanged(Animation.java:1059) > at visad.Control.changeControl(Control.java:95) > at visad.java3d.AnimationControlJ3D.setCurrent(AnimationControlJ3D.java:155) > at ucar.visad.display.Animation.setCurrent(Animation.java:799) > at ucar.visad.display.Animation.setCurrent(Animation.java:771) > at ucar.visad.display.Animation.runAnimation(Animation.java:450) > at ucar.visad.display.Animation.access$200(Animation.java:51) > at ucar.visad.display.Animation$1.run(Animation.java:412) > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DWX-495195 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed