diff --git a/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/BrowsePanel.java b/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/BrowsePanel.java
index 3c8cc110..310388e6 100644
--- a/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/BrowsePanel.java
+++ b/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/BrowsePanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: BrowsePanel.java,v 1.5 2004/01/26 16:10:55 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: BrowsePanel.java,v 1.6 2004/01/26 16:33:40 mdb Exp $
 
 package robodj.chooser;
 
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener;
 
+import com.samskivert.swing.GroupLayout;
 import com.samskivert.util.CollectionUtil;
 
 import robodj.repository.*;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ public class BrowsePanel extends JPanel
             public void valueChanged (ListSelectionEvent lse) {
                 Category cat = (Category)clist.getSelectedValue();
                 if (cat != null) {
+                    _hlabel.setText(cat.name);
                     _category.setCategory(cat.categoryid);
                 }
             }
@@ -40,9 +42,18 @@ public class BrowsePanel extends JPanel
         clist.getSelectionModel().addListSelectionListener(lsl);
         add(new JScrollPane(clist), BorderLayout.WEST);
 
-        add(_category = new CategoryEntryList(-1), BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        JPanel main = GroupLayout.makeVStretchBox(3);
+        add(main, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+        JPanel header = GroupLayout.makeButtonBox(GroupLayout.CENTER);
+        header.add(_hlabel = new JLabel());
+        _hlabel.setFont(getFont().deriveFont(18f));
+        main.add(header, GroupLayout.FIXED);
+
+        main.add(_category = new CategoryEntryList(-1));
         clist.setSelectedIndex(cats.size()-1);
     }
 
     protected CategoryEntryList _category;
+    protected JLabel _hlabel;
 }
diff --git a/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/Chooser.java b/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/Chooser.java
index a6a7dc97..95300739 100644
--- a/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/Chooser.java
+++ b/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/Chooser.java
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 //
-// $Id: Chooser.java,v 1.13 2004/01/26 16:10:55 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: Chooser.java,v 1.14 2004/01/26 16:33:40 mdb Exp $
 
 package robodj.chooser;
 
-import java.awt.Dimension;
-import java.awt.Toolkit;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ public class Chooser
         // create our primary user interface frame, center the frame in
         // the screen and show it
         frame = new ChooserFrame();
-        frame.setSize(650, 665);
+        frame.setSize(660, frame.getToolkit().getScreenSize().height - 60);
         SwingUtil.centerWindow(frame);
         frame.setVisible(true);
     }
diff --git a/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/EntryList.java b/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/EntryList.java
index 02391e40..bbad7443 100644
--- a/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/EntryList.java
+++ b/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/EntryList.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: EntryList.java,v 1.14 2004/01/26 16:10:55 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: EntryList.java,v 1.15 2004/01/26 16:33:40 mdb Exp $
 
 package robodj.chooser;
 
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ public abstract class EntryList extends JSplitPane
     {
         super(JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT);
 
-        setOpaque(false);
-        setDividerLocation(200);
         setLeftComponent(new JScrollPane(_bpanel = createPanel()));
         setRightComponent(new JScrollPane(_epanel = createPanel()));
 
@@ -37,6 +35,19 @@ public abstract class EntryList extends JSplitPane
         _controller = createController();
     }
 
+    // documentation inherited
+    public void doLayout ()
+    {
+        super.doLayout();
+
+        // we only want to do this once so as not to mess with subsequent
+        // adjustments by the user
+        if (!_adjusted) {
+            setDividerLocation(0.5f);
+            _adjusted = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a panel configured for displaying entries or songs.
      */
@@ -53,7 +64,6 @@ public abstract class EntryList extends JSplitPane
             }
         };
         panel.setLayout(gl);
-        panel.setOpaque(false);
 	panel.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
         return panel;
     }
@@ -112,7 +122,6 @@ public abstract class EntryList extends JSplitPane
         clearScrollPosition((JScrollPane)getLeftComponent());
 
         // we've removed and added components so we need to revalidate
-        SwingUtil.setOpaque(_bpanel, false);
         SwingUtil.refresh(_bpanel);
     }
 
@@ -168,7 +177,6 @@ public abstract class EntryList extends JSplitPane
         }
 
         // we've removed and added components so we need to revalidate
-        SwingUtil.setOpaque(_epanel, false);
         SwingUtil.refresh(_epanel);
     }
 
@@ -182,6 +190,7 @@ public abstract class EntryList extends JSplitPane
     protected JPanel _bpanel;
     protected JPanel _epanel;
 
+    protected boolean _adjusted;
     protected Font _titleFont;
 
     protected static final String UP_TIP =
diff --git a/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/PlaylistPanel.java b/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/PlaylistPanel.java
index d1349797..a1c64efc 100644
--- a/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/PlaylistPanel.java
+++ b/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/PlaylistPanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PlaylistPanel.java,v 1.15 2004/01/26 16:10:55 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PlaylistPanel.java,v 1.16 2004/01/26 16:33:40 mdb Exp $
 
 package robodj.chooser;
 
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public class PlaylistPanel extends ControlledPanel
         GroupLayout bgl = new HGroupLayout(GroupLayout.NONE);
         bgl.setJustification(GroupLayout.RIGHT);
         JPanel cbar = new JPanel(bgl);
-        cbar.setOpaque(false);
 
         // add our control buttons
         _clearbut = ButtonUtil.createControlButton(