Null pointer removed

diff --git a/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java b/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java
index 7c524ad..1bbf15d 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java
+++ b/src/jalview/appletgui/SeqPanel.java
@@ -509,6 +509,9 @@ public class SeqPanel
     oldSeq = seq;\r
     startWrapBlock=wrappedBlock;\r
 \r
+    if(seq==-1)\r
+      return;\r
+\r
     SequenceI sequence = (Sequence) av.getAlignment().getSequenceAt(seq);\r
 \r
     if (sequence == null || res > sequence.getLength())\r