Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.alt.net!news-in-01.newsfeed.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!86597e80!not-for-mail From: "Andrew Thompson" Subject: Re: Screen Resolution Message-ID: <7b8ba70272019@uwe> X-Comment-To: comp.lang.java.gui Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.gui In-Reply-To: <474419af$0$8418$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk> References: <474419af$0$8418$db0fefd9@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: 31 Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:41:14 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 96.60.20.240 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1303918874 96.60.20.240 (Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:41:14 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:41:14 CDT Organization: TDS.net Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.gui:2804 To: comp.lang.java.gui RedGrittyBrick wrote: >>> Andrew Thompson wrote: >> >>> Why is it important to know? >> >> I am writing a GUI without layout manager, > >That's interesting. Why are you not using a layout manager? I agree about the interesting part. I am a strong advocate of the fact that if there is any complexity whatsoever in a custom layout, it should be encapsulated (written, coded) in a LayoutManager. ( Definining a custom layout manager is a lot easier than most people think. ) OTOH - a lot of the things people expect can only be provided by a custom LM (or a null LM) can coded using Sun standard LMs, just by using 'nested layouts'. -- Andrew Thompson http://www.physci.org/ Message posted via http://www.javakb.com --- * 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