--- a/src/name/blackcap/exifwasher/ShowDialog.kt	Thu Apr 09 22:29:48 2020 -0700
+++ b/src/name/blackcap/exifwasher/ShowDialog.kt	Fri Apr 10 13:44:04 2020 -0700
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
     private val WIDTH = 640
     private val HEIGHT = 480
 
-    private val myTable = JTable().apply {
+    private val COLUMN_NAMES = arrayOf<String>("Key", "Type", "Value")
+    private val myTable = JTable(arrayOf<Array<Any>>(), COLUMN_NAMES).apply {
         autoCreateRowSorter = false
         rowSorter = null
         columnModel.run {
@@ -69,11 +70,7 @@
                         "Unable to read metadata.",
                         "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE)
                 } else {
-                    val colNames = arrayOf("Key", "Type", "Value")
-                    myTable.apply {
-                        model = MyTableModel(tableData, colNames)
-                        validate()
-                    }
+                    myTable.model = MyTableModel(tableData, COLUMN_NAMES)
                     setVisible(true)
                 }
             }
@@ -82,7 +79,7 @@
 
     private class MyTableModel(tData: Array<Array<String>>, cNames: Array<String>) : DefaultTableModel(tData, cNames) {
         override fun isCellEditable(row: Int, col: Int) = false
-        override fun getColumnClass(col: Int) = String::class.java
+        override fun getColumnClass(col: Int) = java.lang.String::class.java
     }
 
     init {

--- a/src/name/blackcap/exifwasher/WashDialog.kt	Thu Apr 09 22:29:48 2020 -0700
+++ b/src/name/blackcap/exifwasher/WashDialog.kt	Fri Apr 10 13:44:04 2020 -0700
@@ -25,33 +25,25 @@
     private val WIDTH = 640
     private val HEIGHT = 480
 
-    private val myTable = JTable().apply {
+    private val COLUMN_NAMES = arrayOf<String>("Delete?", "Key", "Type", "Value")
+    private val myTable = JTable(arrayOf<Array<Any>>(), COLUMN_NAMES).apply {
         autoCreateRowSorter = false
         rowSorter = null
-        columnModel.run {
-            getColumn(0).preferredWidth = 10  /* checkbox */
-            getColumn(1).preferredWidth = 25  /* key name */
-            getColumn(2).preferredWidth = 15  /* type */
-            getColumn(3).preferredWidth = 100  /* value */
-        }
     }
 
     private val selectAll = JCheckBox("Select all for deletion", false)
 
     private val resetButton = JButton("Reset").also {
         it.addActionListener(ActionListener { doReset() })
-        it.border = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, BW, 0, BW)
     }
 
     private val cancelButton = JButton("Cancel").also {
         it.addActionListener(ActionListener { close() })
-        it.border = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, BW, 0, BW)
     }
 
     /* deliberately not the default action, because it changes a file */
     private val washButton = JButton("Wash").also {
         it.addActionListener(ActionListener { doWash() })
-        it.border = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(0, BW, 0, BW)
     }
 
     private lateinit var washing: File
@@ -89,10 +81,18 @@
                         "Unable to read metadata.",
                         "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE)
                 } else {
-                    val colNames = arrayOf("Delete?", "Key", "Type", "Value")
-                    myTable.apply {
-                        model = MyTableModel(tableData, colNames)
-                        validate()
+                    myTable.run {
+                        model = MyTableModel(tableData, COLUMN_NAMES)
+                        columnModel.run {
+                            getColumn(0).run {
+                                preferredWidth = 10
+                                maxWidth = 850000000 /* xxx - don't ask */
+                            }
+                            getColumn(1).preferredWidth = 100  /* key name */
+                            getColumn(2).preferredWidth = 5  /* type */
+                            getColumn(3).preferredWidth = 200  /* value */
+                        }
+                        autoResizeMode = JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_LAST_COLUMN
                     }
                     setVisible(true)
                 }
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@
     private class MyTableModel(tData: Array<Array<Any>>, cNames: Array<String>) : DefaultTableModel(tData, cNames) {
         override fun isCellEditable(row: Int, col: Int) = col == 0
         override fun getColumnClass(col: Int) = if (col == 0) {
-            Boolean::class.java
+            java.lang.Boolean::class.java
         } else {
-            String::class.java
+            java.lang.String::class.java
         }
     }