* removed icon cache, just crashes the app sometimes and it's not really necessary anyway

* improved startup error handling

source/ehcache.xml

@@ -74,17 +74,4 @@
 		memoryStoreEvictionPolicy="LRU"
 	/>
 		
-	<!--
-	Short-lived memory cache for resources like icons. This cache is used by ResourceManager.
-	-->
-	<cache name="resource"
-		maxElementsInMemory="40"
-		eternal="false"
-		timeToIdleSeconds="120"
-		timeToLiveSeconds="120"
-		overflowToDisk="false"
-		diskPersistent="false"
-		memoryStoreEvictionPolicy="LRU"
-	/>
-	
 </ehcache>

source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ApplicationStarter.java

@@ -125,16 +125,21 @@ public class ApplicationStarter {
 						startUserInterface(args);
 					}
 				});
+			} catch (Exception e) {
+				Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, e.getMessage(), e);
+				System.exit(-1); // starting up UI failed
+			}
 			
 			// pre-load certain classes and resources in the background
 			warmupCachedResources();
 			
 			// check for application updates (only when installed, i.e. not running via fatjar or webstart)
 			if (!"skip".equals(System.getProperty("application.update"))) {
+				try {
 					checkUpdate();
-				}
 				} catch (Exception e) {
-				Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, e.getMessage(), e);
+					Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName()).log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to check for updates", e);
+				}
 			}
 		} catch (CmdLineException e) {
 			// illegal arguments => just print CLI error message and stop

source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ResourceManager.java

@@ -5,40 +5,26 @@ package net.sourceforge.filebot;
 import java.awt.Image;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
-import java.util.logging.Level;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import javax.swing.Icon;
 import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
 
-import net.sf.ehcache.Cache;
-import net.sf.ehcache.CacheManager;
-import net.sf.ehcache.Element;
-
 
 public final class ResourceManager {
 	
-	private static final Cache cache = CacheManager.getInstance().getCache("resource");
-	
-	
 	public static Icon getIcon(String name) {
 		return getIcon(name, null);
 	}
 	
 	
 	public static Icon getIcon(String name, String def) {
-		Icon icon = probeCache(name, Icon.class);
-		
-		if (icon == null) {
 		URL resource = getImageResource(name, def);
 		
-			if (resource != null) {
-				icon = populateCache(name, Icon.class, new ImageIcon(resource));
-			}
-		}
+		if (resource == null)
+			return null;
 		
-		return icon;
+		return new ImageIcon(resource);
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -78,32 +64,6 @@ public final class ResourceManager {
 	}
 	
 	
-	private static <T> T probeCache(String name, Class<T> type) {
-		try {
-			Element entry = cache.get(type.getName() + ":" + name);
-			
-			if (entry != null) {
-				return type.cast(entry.getObjectValue());
-			}
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			Logger.getLogger(ResourceManager.class.getName()).log(Level.WARNING, e.getMessage());
-		}
-		
-		return null;
-	}
-	
-	
-	private static <T> T populateCache(String name, Class<? super T> type, T value) {
-		try {
-			cache.put(new Element(type.getName() + ":" + name, value));
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			Logger.getLogger(ResourceManager.class.getName()).log(Level.WARNING, e.getMessage());
-		}
-		
-		return value;
-	}
-	
-	
 	/**
 	 * Dummy constructor to prevent instantiation.
 	 */

source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/rename/FormatDialog.java

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class FormatDialog extends JDialog {
 		
 		// initialize window properties
 		setDefaultCloseOperation(DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
-		setSize(540, 380);
+		setSize(540, 395);
 	}