fix for JAL-1461 - check that filetype setting in browser is non-null

diff --git a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
index 6715537..fc6d6f9 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
+++ b/src/jalview/gui/Desktop.java
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ public class Desktop extends jalview.jbgui.GDesktop implements
               .getSelectedFile().getParent());
 
       String format = null;
-      if (chooser.getSelectedFormat().equals("Jalview"))
+      if (chooser.getSelectedFormat()!=null && chooser.getSelectedFormat().equals("Jalview"))
       {
         format = "Jalview";
       }