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Thread: How do I achieve this layout with swing? Already tried grid*Layout

  1. April 14th, 2011, 05:49 AM #1
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    Default How do I achieve this layout with swing? Already tried grid*Layout

    Class project, I've written all the nuts and bolts and now it's time to write the GUI. This is hard! I'm new to Java and I've tried GridLayout and GridBagLayout but neither of them worked perfectly.

    The best way to describe what I want is with an image:


    I have a menu/control panel on the left, which I want to take up 1/3 (give or take) of the frame. The remainder of the frame will be filled with the display window. When the frame is resized, I want the display window to "sacrificially" resize so that the control panel keeps its size. Until the user minimises the frame so much that there is no longer any room for the control panel - then it (the control panel) can start getting smaller. I know how to achieve this using QT, but I'm having trouble doing it with swing.

    I think the image is clearer than by description.

    Thoughts on best way to achieve this? Cheers.
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    Default Re: How do I achieve this layout with swing? Already tried grid*Layout

    You can nest layouts. And you can set the minimum and maximum size of a component. I'd try a BorderLayout or a BoxLayout, along with setting the minimum and maximum size of the JPanel you want to keep the same size.
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