JFrame : Getting actual content size
I have created a JFrame, and attempting to get it's size is giving an incorrect result, compared to what I expect. I have determined that it is including the operating system borders around the edges, and the title bar. How can I get/set the real size which I have available for rendering? The size you are getting is the size of the content and the size of the insets . If you use Jcomponent.getInsets() , you can find the size of the content with simple subtraction. Your question is confusing: JPanels don't have title bars or window borders, they are abstract containers that are INSIDE JFrames.