AbstractSwingUI: try creating the console first

If that fails, something is wrong with the L&F, and we should stop.

Author: ctrueden

src/main/java/org/scijava/ui/swing/AbstractSwingUI.java

@@ -249,6 +249,15 @@ protected void createUI() {
 		// Before we create any UI components, initialize the Look and Feel.
 		if (lafService != null) lafService.initLookAndFeel();
 
+		// NB: Create the console first, because if the Look and Feel
+		// is busted, it will trigger an infinite loop during console
+		// initialization, which the SwingConsolePane is smart enough to
+		// catch and throw a RuntimeException in response, thereby
+		// avoiding any subsequent output shenanigans past this point.
+		if (!Boolean.getBoolean(ConsolePane.NO_CONSOLE_PROPERTY)) {
+			consolePane = new SwingConsolePane(getContext());
+		}
+
 		final JMenuBar menuBar = createMenus();
 
 		appFrame = new SwingApplicationFrame(appService.getApp().getTitle());
@@ -257,10 +266,6 @@ protected void createUI() {
 		toolBar = new SwingToolBar(getContext());
 		statusBar = new SwingStatusBar(getContext());
 
-		if (!Boolean.getBoolean(ConsolePane.NO_CONSOLE_PROPERTY)) {
-			consolePane = new SwingConsolePane(getContext());
-		}
-
 		systemClipboard = new AWTClipboard();
 
 		setupAppFrame();