Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!news-out.readnews.com!transit3.readnews.com!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!86597e80!not-for-mail From: "Abdelali Adil" Subject: Re: Screen Resolution Message-ID: <5qnp2uF10flebU1@mid.dfncis.de> X-Comment-To: comp.lang.java.gui Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.gui In-Reply-To: <474593fd$0$13925$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk> References: <474593fd$0$13925$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92] Lines: 30 Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:41:16 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 96.60.20.240 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1303918876 96.60.20.240 (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:41:16 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:41:16 CDT Organization: TDS.net Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.gui:2809 To: comp.lang.java.gui RedGrittyBrick wrote: > Abdelali Adil wrote: >> Daniel Pitts wrote: >> >> >If its only a prototype, what about using a GUI builder? >> >> I used a GUI builder and i used null LM. > > But why? > > I use a layout manager for even the simplest prototypes. In a spirit of > learning, I'd be really interested in hearing more about circumstances > where a layout manager doesn't make development faster (and the prototype > more reliable, especially if the screen resolution changes). > > Please explain. Well, this GUI was quite complex therefor Gridbag LM would be the solution, but as maybe you know Gridbag LM isn't only one of the most powerfull LM but also one of most complex LM and you will need much more time as if you use GUI builder with null Layout. --- * Synchronet * The Whitehouse BBS --- whitehouse.hulds.com --- check it out free usenet! --- Synchronet 3.15a-Win32 NewsLink 1.92 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24