public static void makeCompactGrid(Container parent, int rows, int cols,
                                       int initialX, int initialY, int xPad, int yPad) {
        SpringLayout layout;
        try {
            layout = (SpringLayout) parent.getLayout();
        } catch (ClassCastException exc) {
            System.err
                    .println("The first argument to makeCompactGrid must use SpringLayout.");
            return;
        }

        //Align all cells in each column and make them the same width.
        Spring x = Spring.constant(initialX);
        for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
            Spring width = Spring.constant(0);
            for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
                width = Spring.max(width, getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent,
                        cols).getWidth());
            }
            for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
                SpringLayout.Constraints constraints = getConstraintsForCell(r,
                        c, parent, cols);
                constraints.setX(x);
                constraints.setWidth(width);
            }
            x = Spring.sum(x, Spring.sum(width, Spring.constant(xPad)));
        }

        //Align all cells in each row and make them the same height.
        Spring y = Spring.constant(initialY);
        for (int r = 0; r < rows; r++) {
            Spring height = Spring.constant(0);
            for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
                height = Spring.max(height, getConstraintsForCell(r, c, parent,
                        cols).getHeight());
            }
            for (int c = 0; c < cols; c++) {
                SpringLayout.Constraints constraints = getConstraintsForCell(r,
                        c, parent, cols);
                constraints.setY(y);
                constraints.setHeight(height);
            }
            y = Spring.sum(y, Spring.sum(height, Spring.constant(yPad)));
        }

        //Set the parent's size.
        SpringLayout.Constraints pCons = layout.getConstraints(parent);
        pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.SOUTH, y);
        pCons.setConstraint(SpringLayout.EAST, x);
    }