// Handle some of the common steps between creating the content
  // and object tables.
  public AbstractViperTable(TablePanel tp) {
    super();
    this.outerTablePanel = tp;
    setLayout(new BorderLayout());
    EnhancedTable table =
        new EnhancedTable() {
          public void changeSelection(
              int rowIndex, int columnIndex, boolean toggle, boolean extend) {
            ViperTableModel currModel = AbstractViperTable.this.getCurrentModel();
            columnIndex = convertColumnIndexToModel(columnIndex);
            AttrConfig ac = currModel.getAttributeForColumn(columnIndex);
            Descriptor d = currModel.getDescriptorAtRow(rowIndex);
            Node n = null;
            if (ac != null) {
              Attribute a = d.getAttribute(ac);
              n = a;
            } else if (currModel.getInternalColumn(columnIndex) == ViperTableModel.BY_ID) {
              n = d;
            }
            if (n != null) {
              if (extend) {
                mediator.getSelection().addNode(n);
              } else {
                mediator.getSelection().setTo(n);
              }
            }
          }

          public boolean isCellSelected(int row, int column) {
            ViperTableModel currModel = AbstractViperTable.this.getCurrentModel();
            column = convertColumnIndexToModel(column);
            AttrConfig ac = currModel.getAttributeForColumn(column);
            Descriptor d = currModel.getDescriptorAtRow(row);
            if (ac != null) {
              Attribute a = d.getAttribute(ac);
              return mediator.getSelection().isSelected(a);
            } else if (currModel.getInternalColumn(column) == ViperTableModel.BY_ID) {
              return mediator.getSelection().isSelected(d);
            }
            return false;
          }
        };
    table.setAutoResizeMode(JTable.AUTO_RESIZE_OFF);
    table.resizeAllColumnsToNaturalWidth();
    table.setCellSelectionBackground(
        table.getSelectionBackground().brighter().brighter().brighter());
    table.setCellSelectionForeground(table.getForeground().darker());
    initAttributeTable(table);
    JScrollPane scrollPane = new JScrollPane(table);
    this.add(scrollPane);
    popup = new DescPropPopup();
    popup.setInvoker(getTable());
    getTable()
        .addMouseListener(
            new MouseAdapter() {
              public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
                maybeShowPopup(e);
              }

              public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
                maybeShowPopup(e);
              }
            });
  }