code: public static JTextArea textAreaAsLabel(JTextArea textArea) {
          //  Turn on word wrap
          textArea.setLineWrap(true);
          textArea.setWrapStyleWord(true);
          // Perform the other changes to complete the look
          textComponentAsLabel(textArea);
          return textArea;
      }
docs: This will allow selection and copy to work but still retain the label
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