Merge commit 'alpha/update_2_12_for_2_11_2_series_merge^2' into HEAD

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / gui / TreeCanvas.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/TreeCanvas.java b/src/jalview/gui/TreeCanvas.java
index 40cf080..cffc3cb 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/gui/TreeCanvas.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/TreeCanvas.java
@@ -756,7 +756,9 @@ public class TreeCanvas extends JPanel implements MouseListener, Runnable,
      */
     if (e.isPopupTrigger())
     {
-      chooseSubtreeColour();
+      if (highlightNode != null) {
+        chooseSubtreeColour();
+      }
       e.consume(); // prevent mouseClicked happening
     }
   }