Re: GridLayout

From:
"Andrew Thompson" <andrewthommo@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
6 Oct 2006 01:44:05 -0700
Message-ID:
<1160124245.869748.11560@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>
soraya_soch@yahoo.com wrote:
...

I have a jpanel to which I have set a layout of GridLayout(0,1,10,10).

Within this panel I have 3 ImageIcons.


That would produce a single *column* of three components, right?

I do not want the 3 components to use all available space.


Put the JPanel the EAST or WEST of a BorderLayout, and it will
assign them as much space as they require.

I want them to be aligned at the center top of the JPanel,


Then try NORTH instead or EAST/WEST, but the latter
seems more logical for a column..

...and that
when the application is resized, the hgap/vgap sizes remain the same,
and that instead of occupying all avalable JPanel space, the ImageIcons
only occupy their own X,Y position according to their height and
hgap/vgap....


So what happens to the rest of the 'space', padding?

   - Can I do this using GridLayout? (or any existing layout) ?


I would suggest the entirely different strategy of 'nested layouts'
as outlined above. Putting components in a panel in one layout
(icons in grid layout of icon panel), then putting the first panel into

the best position of a larger panel/layout (icon panel in north of
border layout).

   - Am I clear enough ..


I am not entirely clear on the end effect you want.

...or am I loosing myself in rambling explanations?


A picture (or two*) paints a thousand words. Are
you able to either draw 'ascii representations' or
upload to your ISP a drawing of what this GUI
should like?

* Notably, one representation at 'best size' and
another showing what it should look like when both
width/height have been added to the GUI.

Andrew T.

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