ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to javax.swing.Icon from the Photo Uploader application

Steps to reproduce:

1. Use the current PIT build (b26)
2. Set Nimbus as the default LAF in the swing.properties
3. go to http://fotki.com
4. create an album (after logging in)
5. use the Java Photo Uploader to add picture
6. Only part of the uploader app is displayed, and watch the ClassCastException in the Java Console.

Stack Trace is attached:

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-2" java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to javax.swing.Icon
	at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthTableUI$SynthTableCellRenderer.configureValue(SynthTableUI.java:745)
	at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthTableUI$SynthTableCellRenderer.getTableCellRendererComponent(SynthTableUI.java:724)
	at javax.swing.JTable.prepareRenderer(JTable.java:5729)
	at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthTableUI.paintCell(SynthTableUI.java:622)
	at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthTableUI.paintCells(SynthTableUI.java:519)
	at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthTableUI.paint(SynthTableUI.java:308)
	at javax.swing.plaf.synth.SynthTableUI.update(SynthTableUI.java:234)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintComponent(JComponent.java:763)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1027)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JViewport.paint(JViewport.java:747)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JSplitPane.paintChildren(JSplitPane.java:1030)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JSplitPane.paintChildren(JSplitPane.java:1030)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1036)
	at javax.swing.JLayeredPane.paint(JLayeredPane.java:564)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paintToOffscreen(JComponent.java:5129)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paintDoubleBuffered(RepaintManager.java:1467)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paint(RepaintManager.java:1398)
	at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.paint(BufferStrategyPaintManager.java:293)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(RepaintManager.java:1213)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1013)
	at java.awt.GraphicsCallback$PaintCallback.run(GraphicsCallback.java:21)
	at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runOneComponent(SunGraphicsCallback.java:60)
	at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runComponents(SunGraphicsCallback.java:97)
	at java.awt.Container.paint(Container.java:1762)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:810)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:714)
	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:694)
	at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWorkRequest.run(SystemEventQueueUtilities.java:128)
	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:597)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:174)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)
Posted Date : 2008-06-07 00:42:08.0

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This is a simple case where all other look and feels were defensive against the developer putting a object that was not a Icon in a Icon column in a JTable. Synth should be just as defensive to be backwards compatable.
Posted Date : 2008-06-09 16:05:08.0