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Allow the user to change the minimum size of resizing components - whether it should be 0, or whether component's minimum size should be honnored. Perhaps the default state then should be 0 for components whose minimum size depends on content, like labels, buttons, comboboxes. The problem is when the content (text) changes so it does not fit in the component - then it perhaps should be cut, not the component should grow. However, in general both cases are valid. See also issue 68612 - which we fixed just by treating the combobox specially. But the same problem may happen e.g. with a label showing file names (paths) - that is supposed to cut the text if it is too long, not to grow.
Strange thing also happens with JTextArea with line wrap set to true. It can't be shrunk once made bigger - if the minimum size it provides is taken seriously.