Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/AboutAction.java =================================================================== --- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/AboutAction.java (revision 1300) +++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/AboutAction.java (revision 1301) @@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; +import javax.swing.UIManager; import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main; @@ -165,8 +166,14 @@ } }), GBC.eol()); - JLabel label = new JLabel(""+(p.info.description==null?tr("no description available"):p.info.description)+""); - label.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0,20,0,0)); - label.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(450,1000)); - pluginTab.add(label, GBC.eop().fill(GBC.HORIZONTAL)); + + JTextArea description = new JTextArea((p.info.description==null? tr("no description available"):p.info.description)); + description.setEditable(false); + description.setFont(new JLabel().getFont().deriveFont(Font.ITALIC)); + description.setLineWrap(true); + description.setWrapStyleWord(true); + description.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0,20,0,0)); + description.setBackground(UIManager.getColor("Panel.background")); + + pluginTab.add(description, GBC.eop().fill(GBC.HORIZONTAL)); } about.addTab(tr("Plugins"), new JScrollPane(pluginTab));