No Left Padding?  My  label is too close to the border!

I am looking for a Swing equivalent to the CSS Left-Padding command for my bordered labels. GridBagConstraints.ipadx only increases the internal size of the label, but since I want the text left-justified, all the extra space is on the right.
I want to do something like this (the underline simulate the label border):
Label1__________
Label2__________
Label3__________
Label4__________
instead of this (which is ugly with a border on the left side):
Label1___________
Label2___________
Label3___________
Label4___________
Thanks!!

OK I found it...
You need to use an EmptyBorder (which supports insets) as an inside border of a compound border.
Here's an example, where I have a line border and 5px of left padding:
myLabel.setBorder(new javax.swing.border.CompoundBorder((new javax.swing.border.BevelBorder(javax.swing.border.BevelBorder.RAISED)),new javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder(new java.awt.Insets(0, 5, 0, 0))));
Of course, if you only want the padding and no border, you can use the EmptyBorder alone without the CompundBorder.
This technique works for all jComponents.

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