Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.GridBagLayout; import java.awt.GridLayout; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JPanel gui = new JPanel(new BorderLayout()); gui.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(2, 3, 2, 3)); JPanel textPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(5, 5)); textPanel.add(new JScrollPane(new JTextArea("Top Text", 3, 20)), BorderLayout.PAGE_START); textPanel.add(new JScrollPane(new JTextArea("Main Text", 10, 10))); gui.add(textPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER); JPanel buttonCenter = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout()); buttonCenter.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5)); JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(0, 1, 5, 5)); for (int ii = 1; ii < 6; ii++) { buttonPanel.add(new JButton("Button " + ii)); } buttonCenter.add(buttonPanel); gui.add(buttonCenter, BorderLayout.LINE_END); JFrame f = new JFrame("Demo"); f.add(gui); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE); f.setLocationByPlatform(true); f.pack(); f.setVisible(true); } }