private void checkScrollBar(AdjustmentEvent e)
    {
        //  The scroll bar listModel contains information needed to determine
        //  whether the viewport should be repositioned or not.

        JScrollBar scrollBar = (JScrollBar)e.getSource();
        BoundedRangeModel listModel = scrollBar.getModel();
        int value = listModel.getValue();
        int extent = listModel.getExtent();
        int maximum = listModel.getMaximum();

        boolean valueChanged = previousValue != value;
        boolean maximumChanged = previousMaximum != maximum;

        //  Check if the user has manually repositioned the scrollbar

        if (valueChanged && !maximumChanged)
        {
            if (viewportPosition == START)
                adjustScrollBar = value != 0;
            else
                adjustScrollBar = value + extent >= maximum;
        }

        //  Reset the "value" so we can reposition the viewport and
        //  distinguish between a user scroll and a program scroll.
        //  (ie. valueChanged will be false on a program scroll)

        if (adjustScrollBar && viewportPosition == END)
        {
            //  Scroll the viewport to the end.
            scrollBar.removeAdjustmentListener( this );
            value = maximum - extent;
            scrollBar.setValue( value );
            scrollBar.addAdjustmentListener( this );
        }

        if (adjustScrollBar && viewportPosition == START)
        {
            //  Keep the viewport at the same relative viewportPosition
            scrollBar.removeAdjustmentListener( this );
            value = value + maximum - previousMaximum;
            scrollBar.setValue( value );
            scrollBar.addAdjustmentListener( this );
        }

        previousValue = value;
        previousMaximum = maximum;
    }