FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.7.0-ea"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0-ea-b22)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 11.0-b08, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
I tried to resize components for example: java.awt.TextField without success.

I set initial bounds of a TextField in a Panel with null Layout. Everything is ok. I tried to change bounds automatically and the component doesn't change the size.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
- Create an empty applet
- set null layout to applet container
- define textfield with bounds for example 10, 10, 50, 20
- add textfield to applet container
- show applet
- change bounds to 10, 10 , 2, 2 (through program logic)
- change bounds back to 10, 10, 50, 20 (through program logic)

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
painted textield with "visible" bounds 10, 10 , 50, 20
ACTUAL -
invalid repainted textfield

bounds are 10, 10 , 50, 20 but I don't see the textfield on screen, as expected.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
package jdk.test;

import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.Button;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.TextField;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

/**
 * Simple setBounds and resize test
 *
 * @author JRx
 */
public class BugReportApplet extends Applet
                              implements ActionListener
{
	//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    // Members
    //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

	/** default username bounds */
	private static final Rectangle REC_USERNAME = new Rectangle(10, 10, 80, 20);

	/** input username */
	private TextField tfUsername;
	
	/** test button */
	private Button butResize;
	
	//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    // Override
    //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	
	@Override
	public void start()
	{
		
	}
	
	@Override
	public void stop()
	{
		
	}
	
	@Override
	public void init()
	{
		/* Username */
		
		tfUsername = new TextField(10);
		tfUsername.setBounds(BugReportApplet.REC_USERNAME);
		
		butResize = new Button("Resize");
		butResize.setBounds(10, 40, 50, 25);
		
		butResize.addActionListener(this);
		
		/* MAIN LAYOUT */
		
		setLayout(null);

		add(tfUsername);
		
		add(butResize);
	}
	
	@Override
	public void destroy()
	{
		
	}
	
	//~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    // Interfaces
    //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	
	//ACTIONLISTENER
	
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
	{
		Rectangle rec = tfUsername.getBounds();

		
		if (rec.width < 10)
		{
			tfUsername.setBounds(BugReportApplet.REC_USERNAME);
		}
		else
		{
			tfUsername.setBounds(10, 10, 5, 5);
		}
	}
	
}	//BugReportApplet

---------- END SOURCE ----------