[KLUG Members] Firefox & Web Start

[Adam Tauno Williams]

Every time I try to run any web start Java application on Firefox/SuSe
10 it fails with -

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at java.io.File.<init>(File.java:180)
	at com.sun.javaws.proxy.NSPreferences.parseFile(NSPreferences.java:220)
	at
com.sun.javaws.proxy.UnixInternetProxy.getBrowserInfo(UnixInternetProxy.java:57)
	at
com.sun.javaws.proxy.InternetProxy.getDefaultInfo(InternetProxy.java:84)
	at com.sun.javaws.Main.initializeExecutionEnvironment(Main.java:412)
	at com.sun.javaws.Main.main(Main.java:143)

Test apps from Sun are here -
http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart/demos.html

I've tried changing the proxy settings in the browser.

Any ideas?