Hi all,

my brain must be mashed, otherwise i dont see whats wrong with the following
code..

<sscce>
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;

import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.BoxLayout;

public class Test extends JFrame{

   private JTextArea excText;
   private JButton okButton;

   /** Creates a new instance of Test */
   public Test() {

       excText = new JTextArea("blah");
       excText.setEditable(false);

       initComponents();
   }

   private void initComponents(){
       Dimension extDim = new Dimension(640, 240);

       okButton = new JButton("Close");
       okButton.setActionCommand("ok");

       JScrollPane pane = new JScrollPane(excText);
       pane.setSize(extDim);
       pane.setPreferredSize(extDim);
       pane.setMinimumSize(extDim);
       pane.setMaximumSize(extDim);

       JPanel textPanel = new JPanel();
       textPanel.setLayout(new BoxLayout(textPanel, BoxLayout.X_AXIS));
       textPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder());
       textPanel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
       textPanel.add(pane);

       JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
       buttonPanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
       buttonPanel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder());
       buttonPanel.setBackground(Color.WHITE);
       buttonPanel.add(okButton, BorderLayout.EAST);

       setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
       setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
       setBackground(Color.WHITE);

       add(textPanel);
       add(buttonPanel);

       pack();
   }

   public static void main(String[] args){
       java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
           public void run() {
               new Test().setVisible(true);
           }
       });
   }
}
</sscce>

I dont see using the same BoxLayout in more than one component, so there is
definitely no sharing going on.. am i being really stupid?

regards

Costas