Make sure fontmetrics is not null

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/AnnotationPanel.java b/src/jalview/gui/AnnotationPanel.java
index 15bc284..bc14d66 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/gui/AnnotationPanel.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/AnnotationPanel.java
@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@ public class AnnotationPanel extends JPanel implements MouseListener,
      */\r
     public void drawComponent(Graphics2D g, int startRes, int endRes)\r
     {\r
+      if (fm == null)\r
+        fm = g.getFontMetrics();\r
+\r
                if(fm==null)\r
                        fm = g.getFontMetrics();\r
 \r