# Strange error when trying to click on panes in Designer **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition80\ **Created:** [January 2, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-error-when-trying-to-click-on-panes-in-designer/31016 "2020-01-02T18:14:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zzipper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e8c25b/32.png) [@zzipper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zzipper)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-error-when-trying-to-click-on-panes-in-designer/31016/1 "2020-01-02T18:14:18Z")
Currently on Ignition 8.0.2. I encounter this error in the console whenever I attempt to click within the main designer pane or the component palate in the Ignition Designer. Any thoughts on why this may be happening? > Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ClassCastException: class javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthRootPaneUI cannot be cast to class de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.SyntheticaRootPaneUI (javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthRootPaneUI is in module java.desktop of loader 'bootstrap'; de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.SyntheticaRootPaneUI is in unnamed module of loader java.net.URLClassLoader @19cd9d83) > at de.javasoft.plaf.synthetica.painter.RootPanePainter.paintRootPaneBorder(RootPanePainter.java:160) > at com.jidesoft.plaf.synthetica.SyntheticaFrameBorder.paintBorder(SyntheticaFrameBorder.java:36) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintBorder(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.JMenuBar.paintBorder(Unknown Source) > at com.jidesoft.action.CommandBar.paintBorder(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintToOffscreen(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paintDoubleBufferedFPScales(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paintDoubleBuffered(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paint(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.\_paintImmediately(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$4.run(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$4.run(Unknown Source) > at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) > at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager.prePaintDirtyRegions(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/javax.swing.RepaintManager$ProcessingRunnable.run(Unknown Source) > at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(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.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) ---
**Author:** ![Maria\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Maria\_P](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Maria_P)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-error-when-trying-to-click-on-panes-in-designer/31016/2 "2024-10-02T12:55:00Z")
Hi, I'm having same error in designer. could you solve it? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-error-when-trying-to-click-on-panes-in-designer/31016/3 "2024-10-02T12:56:35Z")
What version of Ignition are you using? There's a bug with the same Exception noted that was fixed in version 8.1.8. ---
**Author:** ![Maria\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Maria\_P](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Maria_P)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-error-when-trying-to-click-on-panes-in-designer/31016/4 "2024-10-02T12:57:47Z")
I'm using 8.1.7. should I upgrade? ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/strange-error-when-trying-to-click-on-panes-in-designer/31016/5 "2024-10-02T12:58:11Z")
Yes, try upgrading to whatever the most current release is.