Cannot editing plots in matlab

Hello, i can't edit plots in matlab, every time I try to double click the plot to edit, the errors appear in the command window like this: I am using dual monitors, even I tried to disable one, the same problem also happens on one monitor.

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTMaximizedPane.show(DTMaximizedPane.java:214)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTMaximizedPane.remove(DTMaximizedPane.java:85)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTDocumentContainer.remove(DTDocumentContainer.java:427)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTGroupFrame.remove(DTGroupFrame.java:235)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTMultipleClientFrame.removeClient(DTMultipleClientFrame.java:428)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.Desktop.setClientShowing(Desktop.java:6190)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.Desktop.setClientShowing(Desktop.java:5913)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.Desktop.removeClient(Desktop.java:5869)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTClient.close(DTClient.java:843)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTCloseTransaction.close(DTCloseTransaction.java:124)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTGroup$GroupCloseTransaction.close(DTGroup.java:1130)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTCloseTransaction.query(DTCloseTransaction.java:97)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTCloseTransaction.start(DTCloseTransaction.java:65)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTGroup$GroupCloseTransaction.start(DTGroup.java:1118)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTMultipleClientFrame.attemptClose(DTMultipleClientFrame.java:1883)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.desk.DTMultipleClientFrame$LocalWindowListener.windowClosing(DTMultipleClientFrame.java:2552)
  at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowClosing(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowClosing(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowClosing(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.Window.processWindowEvent(Unknown Source)
  at javax.swing.JFrame.processWindowEvent(Unknown Source)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.MJFrame.processWindowEvent(MJFrame.java:837)
  at java.awt.Window.processEvent(Unknown Source)
  at com.mathworks.mwswing.MJFrame.processEvent(MJFrame.java:433)
  at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

Answer 1

[Muruganandham Subramanian]

Hi chunling,

      In ur Matlab command window type, help plot..

[Daniel Shub]

What in the help for plot do you think will be useful for tracking down a java exception?

[karan]

lol....@daniel

Answer 2

[David]

Any progress on resolving this issue? I have almost the exact same problem when I try and close the 'fvtool' (Filter Visualization Tool) window (which is essentially a plot window). I'm using R2007b on Ubuntu x86_64 10.04.3.