diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JSplitPane.java b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JSplitPane.java
index 4ef14511cd1fd58fa38f5febf8b938fffbb6cb8f..b6956f9b498fa35dee379c3225c8e30330b8d9c0 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JSplitPane.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JSplitPane.java
@@ -242,19 +242,19 @@ public class JSplitPane extends JComponent implements Accessible
 
     /**
      * Creates a new <code>JSplitPane</code> configured to arrange the child
-     * components side-by-side horizontally with no continuous
-     * layout, using two buttons for the components.
+     * components side-by-side horizontally, using two buttons for the components.
      */
     public JSplitPane() {
-        this(JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT, false,
-            new JButton(UIManager.getString("SplitPane.leftButtonText")),
-            new JButton(UIManager.getString("SplitPane.rightButtonText")));
+        this(JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT,
+                UIManager.getBoolean("SplitPane.continuousLayout"),
+                new JButton(UIManager.getString("SplitPane.leftButtonText")),
+                new JButton(UIManager.getString("SplitPane.rightButtonText")));
     }
 
 
     /**
      * Creates a new <code>JSplitPane</code> configured with the
-     * specified orientation and no continuous layout.
+     * specified orientation.
      *
      * @param newOrientation  <code>JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT</code> or
      *                        <code>JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT</code>
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ public class JSplitPane extends JComponent implements Accessible
      */
     @ConstructorProperties({"orientation"})
     public JSplitPane(int newOrientation) {
-        this(newOrientation, false);
+        this(newOrientation,
+                UIManager.getBoolean("SplitPane.continuousLayout"));
     }
 
 
@@ -287,9 +288,7 @@ public class JSplitPane extends JComponent implements Accessible
 
     /**
      * Creates a new <code>JSplitPane</code> with the specified
-     * orientation and
-     * with the specified components that do not do continuous
-     * redrawing.
+     * orientation and the specified components.
      *
      * @param newOrientation  <code>JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT</code> or
      *                        <code>JSplitPane.VERTICAL_SPLIT</code>
@@ -307,7 +306,9 @@ public class JSplitPane extends JComponent implements Accessible
     public JSplitPane(int newOrientation,
                       Component newLeftComponent,
                       Component newRightComponent){
-        this(newOrientation, false, newLeftComponent, newRightComponent);
+        this(newOrientation,
+                UIManager.getBoolean("SplitPane.continuousLayout"),
+                newLeftComponent, newRightComponent);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java
index fd0e4eab69740dd868c69d108aa82b554577222e..8ca98bbe15ac77c459a5960c62046556adf622b8 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ public class JTable extends JComponent implements TableModelListener, Scrollable
 
     /**
      * Returns the horizontal and vertical space between cells.
-     * The default spacing is (1, 1), which provides room to draw the grid.
+     * The default spacing is look and feel dependent.
      *
      * @return  the horizontal and vertical spacing between cells
      * @see     #setIntercellSpacing
@@ -1155,7 +1155,7 @@ public class JTable extends JComponent implements TableModelListener, Scrollable
 
     /**
      * Returns true if the table draws horizontal lines between cells, false if it
-     * doesn't. The default is true.
+     * doesn't. The default value is look and feel dependent.
      *
      * @return  true if the table draws horizontal lines between cells, false if it
      *          doesn't
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ public class JTable extends JComponent implements TableModelListener, Scrollable
 
     /**
      * Returns true if the table draws vertical lines between cells, false if it
-     * doesn't. The default is true.
+     * doesn't. The default value is look and feel dependent.
      *
      * @return  true if the table draws vertical lines between cells, false if it
      *          doesn't
diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/skin.laf b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/skin.laf
index 7e45c90e62adaa5720aba7abf36a9638f25ce199..236cfe3fabb26fb181a33047cc4a3627dd418464 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/skin.laf
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/nimbus/skin.laf
@@ -21276,6 +21276,7 @@
                <uiProperty name="centerOneTouchButtons" type="BOOLEAN" value="true"/>
                <uiProperty name="oneTouchButtonOffset" type="INT" value="30"/>
                <uiProperty name="oneTouchExpandable" type="BOOLEAN" value="false"/>
+               <uiProperty name="continuousLayout" type="BOOLEAN" value="true"/>
             </uiproperties>
          </style>
          <backgroundStates>