When I "mv ~/.freemind ~/.freemind_old ; freemind" then freemind starts without any problem.
So this bug relates to opening ~/.freemind/* from a previous Debian unstable installation (status approx. 2009-10, sorry no version information available any more). I attached the logfile to this email. -- Karl VOIT
Mar 21, 2011 5:05:19 PM freemind.main.FreeMind <init> INFO: freemind_version = 0.9.0 RC 7; freemind_xml_version = 0.9.0 Build: 179 java_version = 1.6.0_18; os_name = Linux; os_version = 2.6.32-5-686 Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Update Look And Feel... Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Task: null (1) last 0.633 seconds. Total: 0.633 Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Beginnig task:FreeMind.progress.updateLookAndFeel Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMind updateLookAndFeel INFO: Default (System) Look & Feel: javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Create Controller... Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Task: FreeMind.progress.updateLookAndFeel (2) last 0.042 seconds. Total: 0.675 Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Beginnig task:FreeMind.progress.createController Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Setting Preferences... Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Task: FreeMind.progress.createController (3) last 0.408 seconds. Total: 1.083 Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Beginnig task:FreeMind.progress.settingPreferences Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Propagete Look And Feel... Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Task: FreeMind.progress.settingPreferences (4) last 0.004 seconds. Total: 1.087 Mar 21, 2011 5:05:20 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Beginnig task:FreeMind.progress.propageteLookAndFeel Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Build Screen... Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Task: FreeMind.progress.propageteLookAndFeel (5) last 0.037 seconds. Total: 1.124 Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Beginnig task:FreeMind.progress.buildScreen Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Create Initial Mode... Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Task: FreeMind.progress.buildScreen (6) last 0.039 seconds. Total: 1.163 Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Beginnig task:FreeMind.progress.createInitialMode Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.ModesCreator getAllModes INFO: Modes:[freemind.modes.browsemode.BrowseMode, freemind.modes.filemode.FileMode, freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapMode] Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.ModesCreator getMode INFO: Initializing mode MindMap Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapController <init> INFO: createIconActions Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapController <init> INFO: createNodeHookActions Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindCommon getFreemindBaseDir INFO: Basedir is: /usr/share/freemind Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: Classpath for plugins:/usr/share/freemind:::/usr/share/freemind/lib/freemind.jar:/usr/share/java/SimplyHTML.jar:/usr/share/java/gnu-regexp.jar:/usr/share/java/jibx-run-1.1.6a.jar:/usr/share/java/xpp3.jar:/usr/share/freemind/lib/bindings.jar:/usr/share/java/commons-lang.jar:/usr/share/java/forms.jar:/usr/share/freemind Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: looking for plugins in /usr/share/freemind Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: searching for plugins in: /usr/share/freemind Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: lib Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: bindings.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: plugins Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FreemindHelp.xml Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: Found: plugins/FreemindHelp Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: help Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: help_plugin.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: svg Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: svg_plugin.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: script Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: scripting_plugin.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: ScriptingEngine.xml Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: Found: plugins/ScriptingEngine Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: ExportSvg.xml Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: Found: plugins/ExportSvg Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: accessories Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind2html.css Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: show.png Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2latexartcl.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2msp_utf8.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2wordml_utf8_TEMPLATE.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2csv.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: toxhtml.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2html.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2ooimpress.manifest.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2latex.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2oowriter.manifest.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: ilink.png Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: tohtml.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2xbel.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2latex_latin1_TEMPLATE.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: xbel2mm.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: marktree.js Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2ooimpressStyles.xml Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: Found: accessories/mm2ooimpressStyles Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: leaf.png Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: plus.png Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: opml2mm.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mindmanager2mm.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind2html.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2ooimpress.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2xls_utf8.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind2flash.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: hide.png Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2tjitasks.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2latexbook.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2oowriterStyles.xml Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: Found: accessories/mm2oowriterStyles Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2text.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: minus.png Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2twiki.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2wordml_utf8.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2tjiresources.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2oowriter.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2msp_utf8_TEMPLATE.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind2applet.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: treestyles.css Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: masterfile.tex Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: mm2opml.xsl Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: doc Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_fr.pdf Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind_es.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_ru.pdf Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_it.odt.gz Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_ja.pdf Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind_de.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_et.pdf Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_hr.odt.gz Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_et.odt.gz Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_fr.odt.gz Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind_vi.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind_et.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide.pdf Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind_da.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_ru.odt.gz Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: copyright Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind_fr.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_hr.pdf Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind_ru.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: changelog.Debian.gz Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide.odt.gz Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind_id.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: README.Debian Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: FM_Key_Mappings_Quick_Guide_it.pdf Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: browser Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemindbrowser.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind.mm Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemindbrowser.html Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemindbrowser.xhtml Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard addClassesFromDir INFO: looking at: freemind.sh Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: looking for plugins in /usr/share/freemind/lib/freemind.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: searching for plugins in: /usr/share/freemind/lib/freemind.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: looking for plugins in /usr/share/java/SimplyHTML-0.13.1.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: searching for plugins in: /usr/share/java/SimplyHTML.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: looking for plugins in /usr/share/java/gnu-regexp-1.1.4.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: searching for plugins in: /usr/share/java/gnu-regexp.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: looking for plugins in /usr/share/java/jibx-run-1.1.6a.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: searching for plugins in: /usr/share/java/jibx-run-1.1.6a.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: looking for plugins in /usr/share/java/xpp3-1.1.4c.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: searching for plugins in: /usr/share/java/xpp3.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: looking for plugins in /usr/share/freemind/lib/bindings.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: searching for plugins in: /usr/share/freemind/lib/bindings.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: looking for plugins in /usr/share/java/commons-lang-2.4.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: searching for plugins in: /usr/share/java/commons-lang.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: looking for plugins in /usr/share/java/forms-1.3.0.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.extensions.ImportWizard buildClassList INFO: searching for plugins in: /usr/share/java/forms.jar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapController <init> INFO: mindmap_menus Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapController <init> INFO: MindMapPopupMenu Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapController <init> INFO: MindMapToolBar Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.ModesCreator getMode INFO: Done: Initializing mode MindMap Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.controller.Controller obtainFocusForSelected INFO: No view present. No focus! Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Start Create Controller... Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Task: FreeMind.progress.createInitialMode (7) last 0.812 seconds. Total: 1.975 Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Beginnig task:FreeMind.progress.startCreateController Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Load Maps... Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Task: FreeMind.progress.startCreateController (8) last 0.003 seconds. Total: 1.978 Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.main.FreeMindSplashModern$FeedBackImpl progress INFO: Beginnig task:FreeMind.progress.loadMaps Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapController <init> INFO: createIconActions Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapController <init> INFO: createNodeHookActions Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapController <init> INFO: mindmap_menus Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapController <init> INFO: MindMapPopupMenu Mar 21, 2011 5:05:21 PM freemind.modes.mindmapmode.MindMapController <init> INFO: MindMapToolBar
