Calling UIManager.setLookAndFeel fails, unless preceded by a call to getLookAndFeel. The failure itself is silent, but then loads of exceptions are thrown as each pluggable component is created.

In the main method of the attached test program [argh, can't seem to attach, you'll find the test in ~rjrjr/SwingBug/Test], UIManager.setLookAneFeel is immediately performed, and the behavior described ensues. This happens with all L&Fs, not just motif.

It has been seen on Win95, Solaris 2.5.something, and with JDK 1.1.5 and JDK1.2b2. SwingSet has the same problem.

This was tested on swing-1.0fcs-build3.
robert.kedoin@Eng 1998-02-04