JSplitPane problem with JTextArea

The following piece of code has the problem in it. When you resize the splitpane you won't be able to decrease the size because of the setLineWrap(true).
I am also wondering why the button in the bottom moves (and how do I stop it from moving) when the splitpane is made bigger.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import javax.swing.border.*;
public class HMI extends JFrame {
     private JPanel map;
     private LeftMenu leftMenu;
     private JSplitPane split;
     public HMI(String title) {
          try {
               UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
               SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(this);
          catch (Exception ex) {System.out.println("Look and feel does not exist");}
          map = new JPanel();
          leftMenu = new LeftMenu();
          split = new JSplitPane(JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT,leftMenu,map);
          setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          add(split, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          split.setOneTouchExpandable(true);
          split.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder());
          setSize(1024,768);
          setLocationRelativeTo(null);
          setVisible(true);
          setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
//NESTED
public class LeftMenu extends JTabbedPane {
     TabLogg logg;
     public LeftMenu() {
          logg = new TabLogg();
          addTab("Logg",null,logg,"Visar loggar av information f�r kartan");
//NESTED
public class TabLogg extends JPanel {
     private JButton reset = new JButton("Clear logg");
     private TitledBorder border = BorderFactory.createTitledBorder("Logg");
     private JTextArea text = new JTextArea();
     public TabLogg() {
          setLayout(new BoxLayout(this, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
          text.setLineWrap(true);
          text.setEditable(false);
          reset.setAlignmentX(Component.RIGHT_ALIGNMENT);
          add(text);
          add(reset);
          text.setText("testststg sd sdgs gsdg sd gs gsdgsdg");
     public static void main (String[] arg) {
          HMI human = new HMI("V�ltnavigeringssystem Interface - Ny");
}

I want the button to stay alligned to the very left. Read the Swing tutorial on [How to Use Box Layout|http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/TOC.html] for an explanation and example of how the alignment of components works.
Also, use the following to maximize the frame:
//setSize(1024,768);
setExtendedState(JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);

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