JAL-2505 use setter not direct access to sf.description

diff --git a/src/jalview/io/FeaturesFile.java b/src/jalview/io/FeaturesFile.java
index fcf1d70..2ce72ae 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/io/FeaturesFile.java
+++ b/src/jalview/io/FeaturesFile.java
@@ -472,8 +472,11 @@ public class FeaturesFile extends AlignFile implements FeaturesSourceI
     ParseHtmlBodyAndLinks parsed = new ParseHtmlBodyAndLinks(
             sf.getDescription(), removeHTML, newline);
 
-    sf.description = (removeHTML) ? parsed.getNonHtmlContent()
-            : sf.description;
+    if (removeHTML)
+    {
+      sf.setDescription(parsed.getNonHtmlContent());
+    }
+
     for (String link : parsed.getLinks())
     {
       sf.addLink(link);