--- a/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/reader/CharacterMarkerSymbolReader.java	Wed Jun 15 16:13:32 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/reader/CharacterMarkerSymbolReader.java	Wed Jun 15 16:48:42 2011 +0200
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 import com.esri.arcgis.display.IRgbColor;
 import com.esri.arcgis.display.RgbColor;
 
-
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import java.awt.Color;
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
  * Reads character marker symbol information.
@@ -59,62 +59,120 @@
      *
      * @return The XML node.
      */
-    public Element read()
-    throws Exception {
+    public Element read() {
         logger.debug("read()");
         Element symbolElement = util.addSymbol(parent);
 
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "angle",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getAngle()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "size",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getSize()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "x_offset",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getXOffset()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "y_offset",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getYOffset()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "name",
-            symbol.getNameString());
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "char",
-            String.valueOf(symbol.getCharacterIndex()));
-
-        if(symbol.getColor() instanceof IRgbColor) {
-            IRgbColor color = (IRgbColor)symbol.getColor();
-            Color c = new Color (
-                color.getRed(),
-                color.getGreen(),
-                color.getBlue());
-            symbolElement.setAttribute("color", String.valueOf(c.getRGB()));
-            symbolElement.setAttribute("transparency",
-                String.valueOf(color.getTransparency()));
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "angle",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getAngle()));
         }
-        else {
-            RgbColor col = new RgbColor();
-            col.setRGB(symbol.getColor().getRGB());
-            Color c = new Color (
-                col.getRed(),
-                col.getGreen(),
-                col.getBlue());
-            symbolElement.setAttribute("color", String.valueOf(c.getRGB()));
-            symbolElement.setAttribute("transparency",
-                String.valueOf(col.getTransparency()));
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read angle. Setting angle to 0.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("angle", "0");
         }
 
-        Font f = symbol.getFont();
-        symbolElement.setAttribute("font", f.getName());
-        symbolElement.setAttribute("char_set", String.valueOf(f.getCharset()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute("bold", String.valueOf(f.getBold()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute("italic", String.valueOf(f.getItalic()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute("font_size", String.valueOf(f.getSize()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute(
-            "strike_through",
-            String.valueOf(f.getStrikethrough()));
-        symbolElement.setAttribute("weight", String.valueOf(f.getWeight()));
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "size",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getSize()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read size. Setting size to 1");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("size", "1");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "x_offset",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getXOffset()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read x-offset. Setting x-offset to 0.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("x_offset", "0");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "y_offset",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getYOffset()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read y-offset. Setting y-offset to 0.");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("y_offset", "0");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "name",
+                symbol.getNameString());
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read name. Setting name to \"default\"");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("name", "default");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "char",
+                String.valueOf(symbol.getCharacterIndex()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn(
+                "Could not read character." +
+                " Setting character number to 60");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("char", "60");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            if(symbol.getColor() instanceof IRgbColor) {
+                IRgbColor color = (IRgbColor)symbol.getColor();
+                Color c = new Color (
+                    color.getRed(),
+                    color.getGreen(),
+                    color.getBlue());
+                symbolElement.setAttribute("color", String.valueOf(c.getRGB()));
+                symbolElement.setAttribute("transparency",
+                    String.valueOf(color.getTransparency()));
+            }
+            else {
+                RgbColor col = new RgbColor();
+                col.setRGB(symbol.getColor().getRGB());
+                Color c = new Color (
+                    col.getRed(),
+                    col.getGreen(),
+                    col.getBlue());
+                symbolElement.setAttribute("color", String.valueOf(c.getRGB()));
+                symbolElement.setAttribute("transparency",
+                    String.valueOf(col.getTransparency()));
+            }
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn(
+                "Could not read color." +
+                " Setting color to black with no transparency.");
+            Color black = new Color(0, 0, 0);
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("color", String.valueOf(black.getRGB()));
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("transparency", "-1");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Font f = symbol.getFont();
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("font", f.getName());
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("char_set", String.valueOf(f.getCharset()));
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("bold", String.valueOf(f.getBold()));
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("italic", String.valueOf(f.getItalic()));
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("font_size", String.valueOf(f.getSize()));
+            symbolElement.setAttribute(
+                "strike_through",
+                String.valueOf(f.getStrikethrough()));
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("weight", String.valueOf(f.getWeight()));
+        }
+        catch(IOException ioe) {
+            logger.warn("Could not read font. Setting font to \"Unknown\".");
+            symbolElement.setAttribute("font", "Unknown");
+        }
         symbolElement.setAttribute("style", "char");
         symbolElement.setAttribute("type", "marker");
         return symbolElement;