SerializationException: Error during serialization for property

I am getting below error while saving my window on Ignition vision. V 8.1.18

com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Error during serialization for property 'contentPane' on object '[FPMIWindow]Refrigeration'
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:307)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.WindowDelegate.serialize(WindowDelegate.java:34)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:49)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.serialize(XMLSerializer.java:525)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.serializeBinary(XMLSerializer.java:507)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.saveContainer(WindowWorkspace.java:1823)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.commitDesignable(WindowWorkspace.java:1539)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.commitAll(WindowWorkspace.java:1096)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.model.VisionDesignerImpl.notifyProjectSaveStart(VisionDesignerImpl.java:585)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner.commitAll(IgnitionDesigner.java:1603)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner.handleSave(IgnitionDesigner.java:1368)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner$Handler.handleSaveAction(IgnitionDesigner.java:2783)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner$Handler$5.actionPerformed(IgnitionDesigner.java:2370)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Actions.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.SwingUtilities.notifyAction(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBinding(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processKeyBinding(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.KeyboardManager.fireBinding(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.KeyboardManager.fireKeyboardAction(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindingsForAllComponents(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindings(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.preDispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Error during serialization for property 'font' on object '[PMILabel]Label'
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:307)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.DefaultComponentDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultComponentDelegate.java:112)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serialize(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:334)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:49)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:240)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serializeProperties(BasicContainerDelegate.java:120)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serialize(BasicContainerDelegate.java:45)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:49)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:240)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serializeProperties(BasicContainerDelegate.java:120)
at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serialize(BasicContainerDelegate.java:45)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:49)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:240)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:227)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.doProperty(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:284)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:305)
... 61 more
Caused by: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Unable to create clean copy of class de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.ScalableFont
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.getCleanCopy(XMLSerializer.java:591)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.getCleanCopy(XMLSerializationContext.java:71)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:297)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serialize(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:334)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:49)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:240)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:227)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.doProperty(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:284)
at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:305)
... 76 more

Ignition v8.1.18 (b2022061518)
Java: Azul Systems, Inc. 11.0.15

You have a font from Synthetica that isn't compatible with Ignition's window serialization. Don't use that font. It will never work.

Your 'steps to replicate' would be interesting for support. We should either prevent you from using this font or have a cleaner workaround.

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Why it's not supporting this font?
Yes, it's better to either block font that are not supported by ignition let it not use while design.

Because it can't be serialized (into a compressed project resource the gateway can store). It is the font designer's fault, as they are supposed to be serializable.

v8.1.28

I'm getting the same error Unable to create clean copy of class de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.ScalableFont
I'm not using any fonts other than the mapped "Dialog" font :confused: I did enable the "Use Condensed Font" after upgrading, maybe this is it??

I turned it off and re-opened my project in Designer, created a new Vision Window and added a Label, saved, and I STILL get the error??

com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Error during serialization for property 'contentPane' on object '[FPMIWindow]Main Window'
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:157)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.WindowDelegate.serialize(WindowDelegate.java:34)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:53)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.serialize(XMLSerializer.java:529)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.serializeBinary(XMLSerializer.java:510)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.saveContainer(WindowWorkspace.java:1839)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.commitDesignable(WindowWorkspace.java:1540)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.workspace.WindowWorkspace.commitAll(WindowWorkspace.java:1097)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.model.VisionDesignerImpl.notifyProjectSaveStart(VisionDesignerImpl.java:622)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner.commitAll(IgnitionDesigner.java:1610)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner.handleSave(IgnitionDesigner.java:1375)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner$Handler.handleSaveAction(IgnitionDesigner.java:2827)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.designer.IgnitionDesigner$Handler$5.actionPerformed(IgnitionDesigner.java:2407)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Actions.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.SwingUtilities.notifyAction(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBinding(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processBindingForKeyStrokeRecursive(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.processKeyBinding(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.KeyboardManager.fireBinding(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.KeyboardManager.fireKeyboardAction(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindingsForAllComponents(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindings(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.preDispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at com.inductiveautomation.snap.swing.RibsEventQueue.dispatchEvent(RibsEventQueue.java:99)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Error during serialization for property 'font' on object '[PMILabel]Label'
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:157)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.DefaultComponentDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultComponentDelegate.java:112)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serialize(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:184)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:53)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:90)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serializeProperties(BasicContainerDelegate.java:120)
	at com.inductiveautomation.factorypmi.designer.xmlserialization.BasicContainerDelegate.serialize(BasicContainerDelegate.java:45)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:53)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:90)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:77)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.doProperty(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:134)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:155)
	... 62 more
Caused by: com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.SerializationException: Unable to create clean copy of class de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.ScalableFont
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializer.getCleanCopy(XMLSerializer.java:595)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.getCleanCopy(XMLSerializationContext.java:75)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:147)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serialize(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:184)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.XMLSerializationContext.serialize(XMLSerializationContext.java:53)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:90)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.writeCall(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:77)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.doProperty(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:134)
	at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.xmlserialization.serialization.DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.serializeProperties(DefaultObjectSerializationDelegate.java:155)
	... 73 more

Ignition v8.1.28 (b2023060110)
Java: Azul Systems, Inc. 11.0.18

Edit:
for some reason, when I drag on a label and don't change the font, it's telling me it's "Dialog, Plain, 19" which is odd. Usually the default font size is 16pt? or 12pt? can't remember. When I change it to 16pt, the font size is larger than the original "size 19pt"... And after changing the font size (nothing else), it now saves. I really don't want to have to set the font of every single text component in all of my Windows/Templates... :weary:

Edit2:
This is a button I dragged on, only change was to add a script:
image

and after literally just clicking on the dropdown arrow beside the Font property and clicking OK (no changes to any of the values)
image

I'm pretty sure I'm seeing the same behavior after importing a view and a couple templates from a sister project. Do you have any resolution yet? I tried manually changing all of the components' font property and was still getting the error.

I used a script in a button I copied onto my graphics which went through components on the screen, and if the font contained de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.ScalableFont, then I set the font to what it should be in the script.

I'm only on my phone now, but it was something like:

from java.awt import Font
for c in event.source.parent: #the root container
   if 'de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.ScalableFont' in str(c.font):
      size = c.font.size
      c.setFont(Font('Dialog', Font.PLAIN, size) 

You'll have to recursively call it to get objects in groups or containers.

Obviously that code is untested

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Sounds like a path forward at least, appreciate it man.

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