Ok. You win.
I compiled it online at your site. But was dissapointed that it didn't offer to
run it.
Anyhow, here is the complete simplified code.
(Please advise as howto retain formatted code on Usenet. tx)
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import java.awt.Dimension;

import javax.swing.BoxLayout;

import javax.swing.JFrame;

import javax.swing.JLabel;

import javax.swing.JPanel;

import javax.swing.JScrollPane;

public class ScrollingLabelsTest extends JFrame {

JLabel[] labels = null;

public ScrollingLabelsTest(int numOfLabels){

super(numOfLabels + " labels");

labels = new JLabel[numOfLabels];

setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

initLabels();

getContentPane().add(buildPanelOfLabels(labels),"Center");

setSize(100, 250);

setLocation(100, 300);

pack();

setVisible(true);

}

private void initLabels(){

for(int i = 0; i < labels.length; i++){

labels[i] = new JLabel("Label Test " + i);

}

}

/** Returns a JScrollPane containing a JPanel with vertical labels built from an
array of JLabels.*/

public final static JScrollPane buildPanelOfLabels(JLabel[] labels){

JPanel panel = new JPanel();

panel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200,310));

panel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(panel,BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));

//panel.setLayout(new GridLayout(0,1));

JScrollPane scrlP = new JScrollPane(panel);

scrlP.getViewport().add(panel);

for(int i=0;i<labels.length;i++){

panel.add(labels[i]);

}

return scrlP;

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

new ScrollingLabelsTest(30);

}

}

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Thank you all.

I might repost in a new thread since many people have given up on me already<g>

-nat