Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.event.ComponentAdapter; import java.awt.event.ComponentEvent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.border.CompoundBorder; import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder; import javax.swing.border.LineBorder; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JPanel statusBar = new JPanel(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT)); statusBar.setBorder(new CompoundBorder(new LineBorder(Color.DARK_GRAY), new EmptyBorder(4, 4, 4, 4))); final JLabel status = new JLabel(); statusBar.add(status); JLabel content = new JLabel("Content in the middle"); content.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER); final JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); frame.add(content); frame.add(statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.addComponentListener(new ComponentAdapter() { @Override public void componentResized(ComponentEvent e) { status.setText(frame.getWidth() + "x" + frame.getHeight()); } }); frame.setBounds(20, 20, 200, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }