### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P sophie
Index: modules/org.sophie2.main.app.halos/src/main/java/org/sophie2/main/app/halos/huds/gradient/GradientPicker.java
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--- modules/org.sophie2.main.app.halos/src/main/java/org/sophie2/main/app/halos/huds/gradient/GradientPicker.java	(revision 9223)
+++ modules/org.sophie2.main.app.halos/src/main/java/org/sophie2/main/app/halos/huds/gradient/GradientPicker.java	(working copy)
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
 
 			@Override
 			protected GradientPreviewPanel create() {
-				GradientPreviewPanel res = new GradientPreviewPanel();
+				GradientPreviewPanel res = new SophieGradientPreviewPanel();
 				res.setMultiThumbModel(thumbSlider().get().getModel());
 				res.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder());
 				res.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(130, 130));
Index: modules/org.sophie2.main.app.halos/src/main/java/org/sophie2/main/app/halos/huds/gradient/SophieGradientPreviewPanel.java
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--- modules/org.sophie2.main.app.halos/src/main/java/org/sophie2/main/app/halos/huds/gradient/SophieGradientPreviewPanel.java	(revision 0)
+++ modules/org.sophie2.main.app.halos/src/main/java/org/sophie2/main/app/halos/huds/gradient/SophieGradientPreviewPanel.java	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package org.sophie2.main.app.halos.huds.gradient;
+
+import org.apache.batik.ext.awt.MultipleGradientPaint;
+import org.jdesktop.swingx.color.GradientPreviewPanel;
+import org.sophie2.base.commons.util.ImmGradient;
+import org.sophie2.core.logging.SophieLog;
+
+/**
+ * Class for the gradient preview. Used only to catch the exception from the 
+ * {@link GradientPreviewPanel#getGradient()} method when the two points
+ * are equal.
+ * 
+ * @author diana
+ *
+ */
+public class SophieGradientPreviewPanel extends GradientPreviewPanel{
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = -8287150527672235602L;
+	private MultipleGradientPaint lastGradient = 
+		ImmGradient.DEFAULT_GRADIENT.getGradientPaint();
+	
+	@Override
+	 public MultipleGradientPaint getGradient() {
+		try {
+			this.lastGradient = super.getGradient();
+			return this.lastGradient;
+		} catch (IllegalArgumentException e){
+			SophieLog.debug(e);
+			return this.lastGradient;
+		}
+	}
+}