diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/GroupLayout.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/GroupLayout.java
index d0c8e900..67c52f88 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/GroupLayout.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/GroupLayout.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: GroupLayout.java,v 1.1 2000/12/07 05:41:07 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: GroupLayout.java,v 1.2 2001/06/07 08:39:10 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.samskivert.swing;
 
@@ -118,6 +118,16 @@ public abstract class GroupLayout
 	return _justification;
     }
 
+    public void setOffAxisJustification (int justification)
+    {
+	_offjust = justification;
+    }
+
+    public int getOffAxisJustification ()
+    {
+	return _offjust;
+    }
+
     public void addLayoutComponent (String name, Component comp)
     {
 	// nothing to do here
@@ -272,6 +282,7 @@ public abstract class GroupLayout
     protected int _offpolicy = NONE;
     protected int _gap = 5;
     protected int _justification = CENTER;
+    protected int _offjust = CENTER;
 
     protected HashMap _constraints;
 
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/HGroupLayout.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/HGroupLayout.java
index ec809183..9db0bae2 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/HGroupLayout.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/HGroupLayout.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: HGroupLayout.java,v 1.4 2001/05/28 18:26:27 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: HGroupLayout.java,v 1.5 2001/06/07 08:39:10 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.samskivert.swing;
 
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ public class HGroupLayout extends GroupLayout
 	    break;
 
 	case EQUALIZE:
-	    sy = insets.top + (b.height - info.maxhei)/2;
 	    defhei = info.maxhei;
 	    break;
 
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ public class HGroupLayout extends GroupLayout
 	    break;
 	case RIGHT:
 	case BOTTOM:
-	    sx += b.width - totwid;
+	    sx += b.width - totwid - insets.right;
 	    break;
 	}
 
@@ -150,9 +149,26 @@ public class HGroupLayout extends GroupLayout
 
 	    if (_offpolicy == NONE) {
 		newhei = info.dimens[i].height;
-		sy = insets.top + (b.height - newhei)/2;
 	    }
 
+            // determine our off-axis position
+            switch (_offjust) {
+            case LEFT:
+            case TOP:
+		sy = insets.top;
+                break;
+
+            case RIGHT:
+            case BOTTOM:
+		sy = b.height - newhei - insets.bottom;
+                break;
+
+            default:
+            case CENTER:
+		sy = insets.top + (b.height - newhei)/2;
+                break;
+            }
+
 	    child.setBounds(sx, sy, newwid, newhei);
 	    sx += child.getSize().width + _gap;
 	}
diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/VGroupLayout.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/VGroupLayout.java
index 674dc08f..f422500c 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/VGroupLayout.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/VGroupLayout.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: VGroupLayout.java,v 1.4 2001/05/28 18:26:27 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: VGroupLayout.java,v 1.5 2001/06/07 08:39:10 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.samskivert.swing;
 
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ public class VGroupLayout extends GroupLayout
 	    break;
 
 	case EQUALIZE:
-	    sx = insets.left + (b.width - info.maxwid)/2;
 	    defwid = info.maxwid;
 	    break;
 
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ public class VGroupLayout extends GroupLayout
 	    break;
 	case RIGHT:
 	case BOTTOM:
-	    sy += b.height - tothei;
+	    sy += b.height - tothei - insets.bottom;
 	    break;
 	}
 
@@ -150,9 +149,26 @@ public class VGroupLayout extends GroupLayout
 
 	    if (_offpolicy == NONE) {
 		newwid = info.dimens[i].width;
-		sx = insets.left + (b.width - newwid)/2;
 	    }
 
+            // determine our off-axis position
+            switch (_offjust) {
+            case LEFT:
+            case TOP:
+		sx = insets.left;
+                break;
+
+            case RIGHT:
+            case BOTTOM:
+		sx = b.width - newwid - insets.right;
+                break;
+
+            default:
+            case CENTER:
+		sx = insets.left + (b.width - newwid)/2;
+                break;
+            }
+
 	    child.setBounds(sx, sy, newwid, newhei);
 	    sy += child.getSize().height + _gap;
 	}