Adding panels to panels

Question

Im have problems when adding a panel to another panel. Im using an applet that has borderlayout. In the centre of the layout i need to add some panels. the panel that is added to the center is called myPanel that uses gridlayout(2,2). In this panel there is two dice panels that each contains a dice object. I now need to add two buttons to myPanel. Ive done this by adding them to a panel, but i dont seem to be able to set the panel layout. The flowlayout i choose seems to be ignored and results in have buttons that fill the remaing space of the panel. I need to change the layout so that the buttons are of normal size. I think there is a way of seting the layout as you add them.
I would be greatful of any help. Cheers.
Here is how ive added the panels.
myPanel = new Panel();
myPanel.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,2));
myPanel.setBackground(new Color(88,192,63));
dice1Panel = new Panel();
dice2Panel = new Panel();
drawdice1.DrawDice(1,100,0);
myPanel.add(dice1Panel.add(drawdice1));
dice2Panel = new Panel();
drawdice2.DrawDice(1,10,0);
myPanel.add(dice2Panel.add(drawdice2));
add(dice1Panel);
buttonPanel = new Panel();
buttonPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
btnTwist = new Button(" Twist ");
btnStick = new Button(" Stick ");
myPanel.add(buttonPanel.add(btnTwist));     
myPanel.add(buttonPanel.add(btnStick));
add("Center",myPanel);

Answer 1

I still get the problem with button sizes. If i try using GridBagLayout in myPanel I get the correct size buttons, but my dice are not painted to the screen. This is also the case with flowlayout.
This is my DrawDice class that im using
public class DrawDice extends Canvas{
     private int diceValue, x, y;
     public void DrawDice(int dice, int nx, int ny) {
          x=nx;
          y=ny;
          diceValue=dice;
          repaint();
     public void update(Graphics g){
          paint(g);
     public void paint(Graphics g) {
          g.setColor (Color.black);
          g.fillRect (x-2, y-2, 54, 54);
          g.setColor (Color.red);
          g.fillRect (x, y, 50, 50);
          g.setColor (Color.white);
          System.out.println(diceValue);
          switch (diceValue)     {
               case 1 :
                    g.fillOval (x+20,y+20,10,10);
               break;
               case 2 :
                    g.fillOval (x+5,y+5,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+35,y+35,10,10);
               break;
                    case 3 :
                    g.fillOval (x+20,y+20,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+35,y+5,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+5,y+35,10,10);
               break;
               case 4 :
                    g.fillOval (x+5,y+5,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+35,y+35,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+35,y+5,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+5,y+35,10,10);
               break;
               case 5 :
                    g.fillOval (x+20,y+20,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+5,y+5,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+35,y+35,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+35,y+5,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+5,y+35,10,10);
               break;
               case 6 :
                    g.fillOval (x+5,y+5,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+35,y+35,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+35,y+5,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+5,y+35,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+5,y+20,10,10);
                    g.fillOval (x+35,y+20,10,10);
               break;
}