Drawing area dimension

can somebody explain how to adjust the drawing area dimension in java?
I really need to know how does it work!
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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
class Lights extends JPanel
public JRadioButton btnR;
public JRadioButton btnY;
public JRadioButton btnG;
public JRadioButton btnO;
public Color rColor;
public Color yColor;
public Color gColor;
public Color general;
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    int yint = (int) (0.1 * size.height);
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    g.setColor(getBackground());
    rColor= general;
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    g.setColor(gColor);
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    if ( evt.getSource() == theLight.btnR)
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}Edited by: CS313e on Mar 27, 2010 1:21 AM
Edited by: CS313e on Mar 27, 2010 9:59 AM

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