import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;

public class BorderExample extends JPanel {
	private static final int WINDOW_WIDTH = 640;
	private static final int WINDOW_HEIGHT = 480;

	public static void main(final String[] args) {
		JFrame frame = new JFrame("Menu Example");
		BorderExample panel = new BorderExample();
		frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
		frame.setSize(WINDOW_WIDTH, WINDOW_HEIGHT);
		frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);

		frame.setContentPane(panel);

		panel.initWidgets();

		frame.setVisible(true);
	}

	public void initWidgets() {
		BorderLayout layout = new BorderLayout();
		setLayout(layout);
		
		layout.setVgap(10);
		
		JButton north = new JButton("North");
		add(north, BorderLayout.NORTH);
		
		JButton south = new JButton("South");
		add(south, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
		
		JButton east = new JButton("East");
		east.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200,200));
		add(east, BorderLayout.EAST);
		
		JButton west = new JButton("West");
		add(west, BorderLayout.WEST);
		
		final JTextArea text = new JTextArea();
		
		add(text, BorderLayout.CENTER);
		
		north.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
				text.append("From the north ");
			}
		});
		
		south.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
				text.append("From the south ");
			}
		});
	}
}