I assume I have to use a GridLayout(1,2), and assign the first side a null, and the second a JTextArea.
For the left side though, I’m not exactly sure what to do. Maybe possibly a BoxLayout?

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I would tend to put a
BorderLayoutin the LHS.WESTCENTERorEASTSOUTH, put a panel with a centeredFlowLayoutfor the button.It really depends on how you want the extra space assigned in the event that the user expands the GUI. Is the GUI resizable?