Resize JTable Columns without Column Header

Hi all.
I have a JTable that doesn't display a column header.
I would like to allow the user to resize the columns by dragging a mouse at the column edges at any point down the table.
It is not obvious how I can accomplish this.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks, Paul.

That doesn't work, though, since the table has its own listenersIt's not just that. The header's mouse listeners work with instance fields of BasicTableHeaderUI and detection (using e.getPoint) of the header cell and column.
I would start with copying the entire code of BasicTableHeaderUI to a class of my own, then first eliminate anything that obviously isn't related to column dragging/resizing, then refactor, refactor, refactor to make the listener codes work with a table instead of a header. But like I said, easier said than done, particularly when having to deal with the various JTable column resize modes.
db

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