diff -r 9bca30471396 src/com/sun/stylesheet/javafx/FXObjectStyleSupport.java
--- a/src/com/sun/stylesheet/javafx/FXObjectStyleSupport.java	Tue Nov 18 09:06:03 2008 -0800
+++ b/src/com/sun/stylesheet/javafx/FXObjectStyleSupport.java	Sat Dec 13 16:20:50 2008 -0500
@@ -91,13 +91,35 @@ import java.util.WeakHashMap;
  */
 public class FXObjectStyleSupport implements StyleSupport {
     static FXContext reflect = FXContext.getInstance();
-    private static FXClassType GROUP = reflect.findClass("javafx.scene.Group");
-    private static FXClassType CONTROL = reflect.findClass("javafx.scene.control.Control");
-    private static FXClassType SCENE = reflect.findClass("javafx.scene.Scene");
-    private static FXClassType NODE = reflect.findClass("javafx.scene.Node");
-    private static FXClassType CUSTOM_NODE = reflect.findClass("javafx.scene.CustomNode");
+    final private static FXClassType GROUP = reflect.findClass("javafx.scene.Group");
+    final private static FXClassType CONTROL = reflect.findClass("javafx.scene.control.Control");
+    final private static FXClassType SCENE = reflect.findClass("javafx.scene.Scene");
+    final private static FXClassType NODE = reflect.findClass("javafx.scene.Node");
+    final private static FXClassType CUSTOM_NODE = reflect.findClass("javafx.scene.CustomNode");
     
-    
+    final private static ObjectLiteralConverter OBJECT_LITERAL_CONVERTER = new ObjectLiteralConverter();
+    final private static FXType FXTYPE_SKIN = new FXType("javafx.scene.control.Skin");
+    final private static SkinConverter SKIN_CONVERTER = new SkinConverter();
+    final private static FXType FXTYPE_PAINT = new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.Paint");
+
+    final private static TypeConverter PAINT_CONVERTER;
+    final private static FXType FXTYPE_COLOR = new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.Color");
+    final private static com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.ColorConverter COLOR_CONVERTER = new com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.ColorConverter();
+    final private static FXType FXTYPE_FONT = new FXType("javafx.scene.text.Font");
+    final private static FontConverter FONT_CONVERTER = new FontConverter();
+    final private static com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.ColorInterpolator COLOR_INTERPRETER = new com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.ColorInterpolator();
+    final private static FXType LINEAR_GRADIENT = new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.LinearGradient");
+    final private static com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.LinearGradientInterpolator LINEAR_GRADIENT_INTERPOLATOR = new com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.LinearGradientInterpolator();
+
+    static {
+	try {
+	    PAINT_CONVERTER = (TypeConverter) Class.forName("com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.PaintConverter").newInstance();
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * All class names which selectors should match.
      */
@@ -119,19 +141,20 @@ public class FXObjectStyleSupport implem
     public static void registerTypeManagerSupport() {
         try {
             TypeManager.registerTypeConverter(TypeManager.getType(com.sun.javafx.runtime.FXObject.class), 
-                    new ObjectLiteralConverter());
-            TypeManager.registerTypeConverter(new FXType("javafx.scene.control.Skin"), 
-                    new SkinConverter());
-            TypeManager.registerTypeConverter(new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.Paint"), 
-                    (TypeConverter) Class.forName("com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.PaintConverter").newInstance());
-            TypeManager.registerTypeConverter(new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.Color"), 
-                    new com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.ColorConverter());
-            TypeManager.registerTypeConverter(new FXType("javafx.scene.text.Font"), 
-                    new FontConverter());
-            TypeManager.registerInterpolator(new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.Color"), 
-                    new com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.ColorInterpolator());
-            TypeManager.registerInterpolator(new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.LinearGradient"), 
-                    new com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.LinearGradientInterpolator());
+					      OBJECT_LITERAL_CONVERTER); //new ObjectLiteralConverter());
+	    TypeManager.registerTypeConverter(FXTYPE_SKIN, //new FXType("javafx.scene.control.Skin"), 
+					  SKIN_CONVERTER); //new SkinConverter());
+            TypeManager.registerTypeConverter(FXTYPE_PAINT, //new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.Paint"), 
+					      //(TypeConverter) Class.forName("com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.PaintConverter").newInstance());
+					      PAINT_CONVERTER);
+            TypeManager.registerTypeConverter(FXTYPE_COLOR, //new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.Color"), 
+					      COLOR_CONVERTER);//new com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.ColorConverter());
+            TypeManager.registerTypeConverter(FXTYPE_FONT,//new FXType("javafx.scene.text.Font"), 
+					      FONT_CONVERTER);//new FontConverter());
+            TypeManager.registerInterpolator(FXTYPE_COLOR,//new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.Color"), 
+					     COLOR_INTERPRETER);//new com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.ColorInterpolator());
+            TypeManager.registerInterpolator(LINEAR_GRADIENT,//new FXType("javafx.scene.paint.LinearGradient"), 
+					     LINEAR_GRADIENT_INTERPOLATOR);//new com.sun.stylesheet.javafx.LinearGradientInterpolator());
             TypeManager.registerStyleSupport(TypeManager.getType(com.sun.javafx.runtime.FXObject.class), 
                     FXObjectStyleSupport.class);
         }