Container contentPane = getContentPane();
contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout(10, 10));
// the html table allows word wrap and constant max width
JLabel opDescription = new WordWrapLabel(strDescription, 400);
JPanel opDescPanel = new JPanel();
opDescPanel.add(opDescription);
contentPane.add(opDescPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
contentPane.add(makeInputPanel(), BorderLayout.CENTER);