--- orig\src\org\openstreetmap\josm\actions\AboutAction.java 2009-01-06 15:16:18.000000000 +0100 +++ trunk\src\org\openstreetmap\josm\actions\AboutAction.java 2009-01-19 00:30:46.703125000 +0100 @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; +import javax.swing.UIManager; import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main; import org.openstreetmap.josm.plugins.PluginProxy; @@ -164,10 +165,16 @@ JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(Main.parent, new JScrollPane(a)); } }), 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));