JTextArea and JTextField internal padding on text

Question

I would like to increase the spacing / padding / insets for the JTextField and JTextArea. Effectively increase the spacing between the two read line on the image

Answer 1

Have you tried the setMargin method?

Answer 2

You could also try using an EmptyBorder to put in gaps between the two components. If you already have a Border, you can use that in conjunction with an EmptyBorder to create a CompoundBorder. In the code fragment below, a new CompoundBorder is created that has a TitledBorder and an EmptyBorder which enforces a padding of 1 pixed around the component.

testPanel.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(null, "Border Title", javax.swing.border.TitledBorder.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION, javax.swing.border.TitledBorder.DEFAULT_POSITION, new java.awt.Font("Verdana", 1, 11)), javax.swing.BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(1, 1, 1, 1)));