*/
    public Dimension minimumLayoutSize(Container target) {
	Dimension size;
	synchronized(this) {
	    checkContainer(target);
	    checkRequests();
	    size = new Dimension(xTotal.minimum, yTotal.minimum);
	}

        Insets insets = target.getInsets();
        size.width = (int) Math.min((long) size.width + (long) insets.left + (long) insets.right, Integer.MAX_VALUE);

        size.height = (int) Math.min((long) size.height + (long) insets.top + (long) insets.bottom, Integer.MAX_VALUE);

        return size;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the maximum dimensions the target container can use
     * to lay out the components it contains.
     *
     * @param target  the container that needs to be laid out 
     * @return the dimenions >= 0 && <= Integer.MAX_VALUE
     * @exception AWTError  if the target isn't the container specified to the
     *                      BoxLayout constructor
     * @see #preferredLayoutSize
     * @see #minimumLayoutSize
     */
    public Dimension maximumLayoutSize(Container target) {
	Dimension size;
	synchronized(this) {
	    checkContainer(target);
	    checkRequests();
	    size = new Dimension(xTotal.maximum, yTotal.maximum);
	}

        Insets insets = target.getInsets();
        size.width = (int) Math.min((long) size.width + (long) insets.left + (long) insets.right, Integer.MAX_VALUE);

        size.height = (int) Math.min((long) size.height + (long) insets.top + (long) insets.bottom, Integer.MAX_VALUE);

        return size;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the alignment along the X axis for the container.
     * If the box is horizontal, the default
     * alignment will be returned. Otherwise, the alignment needed
     * to place the children along the X axis will be returned.
     *
     * @param target  the container
     * @return the alignment >= 0.0f && <= 1.0f
     * @exception AWTError  if the target isn't the container specified to the
     *                      BoxLayout constructor
     */
    public synchronized float getLayoutAlignmentX(Container target) {
        checkContainer(target);
        checkRequests();
        return xTotal.alignment;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the alignment along the Y axis for the container.
     * If the box is vertical, the default
     * alignment will be returned. Otherwise, the alignment needed
     * to place the children along the Y axis will be returned.
     *
     * @param target  the container
     * @return the alignment >= 0.0f && <= 1.0f
     * @exception AWTError  if the target isn't the container specified to the
     *                      BoxLayout constructor
     */
    public synchronized float getLayoutAlignmentY(Container target) {
        checkContainer(target);
        checkRequests();
        return yTotal.alignment;
    }

    /**
     * Called by the AWT <!-- XXX CHECK! --> when the specified container
     * needs to be laid out.
     *
     * @param target  the container to lay out
     *
     * @exception AWTError  if the target isn't the container specified to the
     *                      BoxLayout constructor
     */
    public void layoutContainer(Container target) {
	checkContainer(target);
	int nChildren = target.getComponentCount();
	int[] xOffsets = new int[nChildren];
	int[] xSpans = new int[nChildren];
	int[] yOffsets = new int[nChildren];
	int[] ySpans = new int[nChildren];
	    
	Dimension alloc = target.getSize();
	Insets in = target.getInsets();
	alloc.width -= in.left + in.right;
	alloc.height -= in.top + in.bottom;

        // Resolve axis to an absolute value (either X_AXIS or Y_AXIS)
        ComponentOrientation o = target.getComponentOrientation();
        int absoluteAxis = resolveAxis( axis, o );
        boolean ltr = (absoluteAxis != axis) ? o.isLeftToRight() : true;