static JMenuItem directJMenuItem(Action a) {
  ret new JMenuItem(a) {
    public Dimension getMaximumSize() {
      return new Dimension(super.getPreferredSize().width, super.getMaximumSize().height);
    }
  };
}

static JMenuItem directJMenuItem(S text, O action) {
  ret directJMenuItem(abstractAction(text, action));
}