import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.* ;

public class VerticalSeparator extends Applet {
    private Color _light ;
    private Color _dark ;
    public void paint( Graphics g ) {
	g.setColor( Color.gray ) ;
	Dimension size = size() ;
	_light = getBackground().brighter().brighter() ;
	_dark  = getBackground().darker().darker() ;
	int length = size.height ;
	int xPosition = ( size.width )/2 ;
	g.setColor( _dark ) ;
	g.drawLine( xPosition, 0, xPosition, length ) ;
	g.setColor( _light ) ;
	g.drawLine( xPosition+1, 0, xPosition+1, length ) ;
    }
    public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
	return new Dimension( 4,8 ) ;
    }
    public Dimension getMinimumSize() {
	return getPreferredSize() ;
    }
}