private SegmentColored getSegment(StringBounder stringBounder) { final SegmentColored segment = p1.getLiveThicknessAt(stringBounder, getStartingY()); final SegmentColored segment2 = p1.getLiveThicknessAt( stringBounder, getStartingY() + comp.getPreferredHeight(stringBounder)); return segment.merge(segment2); }