Meet [Sets](http://makesets.com), a website that allows you to create and maintain lists (or sets) of links. Much like with sex, you can do it solo or with other people. I think it has the potential to replace [Delicious](http://delicious.com) and...

Recently i had to create a gradient background for one of the panels in our [POS application](http://inforviegas.pt/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/VOS.jpg), so i though i'd share the code.

You need to pass the top and bottom colors of the gradient and...

yourScrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar().setUnitIncrement(85);

It's actually pretty simple. Just do something like this, adjusting to the horizontal scrollbar and/or the height that you want:

yourScrollPcane.getVerticalScrollBar().setPreferredSize(new Dimension(85, Integer.MAX_VALUE));