Layouts and Sizes

Hi, I was wondering if somebody can help me out with a way to do this. I need to create a layout that has 4 places, all should be same sizes and the panels needs to be same length all the time.

here is a picture how i want it to look, also I am putting my code with picture of results i get with this code.

I want it to look like this:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...siredlook.jpg/

This is my code

Code:

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package container;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D;

import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;

public class trailer extends JFrame
{
        private JPanel pnl_topView = new JPanel();
        private JPanel pnl_leftView = new JPanel();
        private JPanel pnl_rightView = new JPanel();
        private JPanel pnl_threePanels = new JPanel();
        private JPanel pnl_bottom = new JPanel();
       
        private void initialize()
        {
                pnl_leftView.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));
                pnl_leftView.setSize(100, 100);
                pnl_rightView.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));
                pnl_rightView.setSize(200, 200);
                pnl_topView.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));
                pnl_topView.setSize(300, 300);
                pnl_bottom.setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.black));
               
                pnl_threePanels.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        }
       
        private void addToPanels()
        {
                pnl_threePanels.add(pnl_topView, BorderLayout.NORTH);
                pnl_threePanels.add(pnl_rightView, BorderLayout.CENTER);
                pnl_threePanels.add(pnl_leftView, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        }
       
        public trailer()
        {
                this.setSize(500, 500);
                this.setTitle("Trailer Panel Loader");
                this.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
                this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                this.setResizable(false);
               
                this.add(pnl_threePanels, BorderLayout.NORTH);
                this.add(pnl_bottom, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
               
                initialize();
                addToPanels();
        }
       
        public static void main(String[] args)
        {
                new trailer().setVisible(true);
        }
}

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With the code it looks like this
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...rrentlook.jpg/

I understand that border layout can not preset sizes, i Just don't know any other way that i can set a size to a panel and make it show full size without it being packed to minimum size?

Why not use a simple GridLayout with four rows and a single column?

kind regards,

Jos

thanks >.<