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  1. Jalview
  2. JAL-2921

open browser on OSX webstart fails on java 1.9

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    • Type: Bug
    • Status: Open
    • Priority: Major
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • Fix Version/s: None
    • Component/s: java9, Webstart
    • Labels:
      None
    • Environment:
      Jalview Version: 2.10.4 Next-Release Branch Build
      Jalview Installation: webstart git-commit:783c351 [releases/Release_2_10_4_Branch]
      Build Date: 26 February 2018
      Java version: 9.0.4
      x86_64 Mac OS X 10.10.5

      Description

      Saw this exception and got the 'Unixers: configure your default browser' dialog when trying to open a link from Jalview:

      java.io.IOException: Exception in finding browser: com.apple.mrj.MRJFileUtils
      at jalview.util.BrowserLauncher.openURL(BrowserLauncher.java:717)
      at jalview.gui.IdPanel.mouseClicked(IdPanel.java:205)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.mouseClicked(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.access$500(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
      at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
      at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
      at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
      at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
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            jprocter James Procter
            Reporter:
            jprocter James Procter
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