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Oliver Wong wrote:
> "Adam Sandler" <corn29@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:1164735690.470933.19080@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > Also, with regard to using setPreferredSize, see
> > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.java.gui/browse_thread/thread/199fe80825ff337/0e96c1a7ea07b03b
>
>     I disagree with the claim that setPreferredSize() is evil.

Babu did qualify that statement directly after that, WTE
'unless absolutely necessary'.  AFAIR, the only times I
have absolutley needed to set the preferred size of
components is when I override paint()/paintComponent().

>...IMHO, that
> method is not incompatible with Layout Managers (whereas something like
> setSize() is).

Yes.  But I still think that any case of setting the preferred
size, or setting a null layout* should be something that you
can argue exactly *why* it needs setPreferredSize().

If you cannot justify it's use, you probably *should* not
use it, and instead investigate other possible ways to get
what you want  - which usually comes back to, 'fix the
current layout'.

It seems far too many people approach it the other
way around, thinking that setting the preferred size
of a component will fix a broken layout.

* Only reason I can think of is 'implementing a
custom LayoutManager'.

Andrew T.

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