private void populatePanel(Set<IProject> projects, int numberOfProjects)
throws SimalRepositoryException {
add(new ProjectFilterForm("projectFilterForm"));
List<AbstractColumn> columns = new ArrayList<AbstractColumn>();
columns.add(new LinkPropertyColumn(new Model("Name"), "name", "name"));
columns.add(new PropertyColumn(new Model("Description"), "shortDesc",
"shortDesc"));
if (projects == null) {
dataProvider = new SortableProjectDataProvider();