X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fjalview%2Fgui%2FSplitFrame.java;h=a0d31cf56ed9b6943c28b452e368caaf24224447;hb=7e82e1fed011077e5cd4cc40ac8ad3519d7c47a8;hp=5bff407860c8fc9bb1738639503bb6e9c5da4d30;hpb=d55d92c783c55dfbb1001134ef4478941af826ad;p=jalview.git

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/SplitFrame.java b/src/jalview/gui/SplitFrame.java
index 5bff407..a0d31cf 100644
--- a/src/jalview/gui/SplitFrame.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/SplitFrame.java
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ public class SplitFrame extends GSplitFrame implements SplitContainerI
       topFrame.setDisplayedView(newTopPanel);
     }
 
-    newBottomPanel.av.viewName = newTopPanel.av.viewName;
+    newBottomPanel.av.setViewName(newTopPanel.av.getViewName());
     newTopPanel.av.setCodingComplement(newBottomPanel.av);
 
     /*