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From: Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Layout Doesn't Work
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:00:19 -0400
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On 08/08/2012 11:22 AM, Jeff Higgins wrote:

> Since my last post I have come up with a possible use for
> a disappearing label.
> In the TextComponentDemo, located here:
> <http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/components/generaltext.html>
>
> you might use the technique to enable/disable the status label
> component. I'm not sure it's a great idea but, what the heck. I just
> about have the code stripped down to demonstrate the idea and will post
> back here when I am able. Unless of course someone in the meantime
> writes in telling me that that is a real crappy idea, and comes up with
> something better.
>
Nope, turns out Container's add and remove methods work better here.