java.awt.I​llegalComp​onentState​Exception error appears when I try to switch to a different current folder

this error message will appear when I try to switch to a different current folder

java.awt.IllegalComponentStateException: component must be showing on the screen to determine its location
  at java.awt.Component.getLocationOnScreen_NoTreeLock(Component.java:1964)
  at java.awt.Component.getLocationOnScreen(Component.java:1938)
  at apple.awt.CAccessibility$22.call(CAccessibility.java:370)
  at apple.awt.CAccessibility$22.call(CAccessibility.java:368)
  at apple.awt.CToolkit$CallableWrapper.run(CToolkit.java:1120)
  at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:199)
  at apple.awt.CToolkit$CPeerEvent.dispatch(CToolkit.java:1210)
  at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:677)
  at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(EventQueue.java:85)
  at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:638)
  at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:636)
  at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
  at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
  at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:647)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:296)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:211)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:196)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:188)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)

I also get a 'java.util.MissingResourceException' error but for reasons that are not clear to me.

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this??

Thanks

[Ken Atwell]

Clarifying questions:

* What version of MATLAB are you using?

* What version of OS X are you using?

* How are you changing folders (with the Current Folder Browser, toolbar, or "cd" command)? Do you see the failure with all three methods?

[Sandy]

Same Problem here

Matlab: 2011a

OS X: Mac 10.7.3

With current folder Browser

It does not always happen, but quite often.

Thank you.

[Dani]

same here

[Lauranne]

Hi ! Same problem here ; Did you solve it ?

Answer 1

[Sean de Wolski]

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