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Re: Screen Resolution

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Abdelali Adil wrote:
>>>  >If its only a prototype, what about using a GUI builder?
>>>
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>> 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.

But you spend much more time trying to figure how 
to attach ComponentListener(s) or monitoring a 'DPI
change' rather than simply allowing a LayoutManager
(or LayoutManager*s* in the case of a nested layout)
to figure how to distribute the available space amongst
the components.

I did an experiment since this thread started, changing
my 96 DPI Widows computer to 120 DPI.  Every one of 
my GUIs (using standard J2SE Layouts) looks entirely 
logical to the new DPI, without any need of 'knowing'
either the screen size, or DPI.  Note that this 'logical'
look is more a testament to the clever people that designed
the layouts, than anything to do with me - I just invoked
their (well designed) logic in my GUIs.

-- 
Andrew Thompson
http://www.physci.org/

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Re: Screen Resolution "Daniel Pitts" <daniel.pitts@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
  Re: Screen Resolution "Abdelali Adil" <abdelali.adil@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
    Re: Screen Resolution "RedGrittyBrick" <redgrittybrick@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
      Re: Screen Resolution "Abdelali Adil" <abdelali.adil@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
        Re: Screen Resolution "Andrew Thompson" <andrew.thompson@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
          Re: Screen Resolution "Andrew Thompson" <andrew.thompson@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
            Re: Screen Resolution "Abdelali Adil" <abdelali.adil@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
        Re: Screen Resolution "RedGrittyBrick" <redgrittybrick@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000
        Re: Screen Resolution "Karsten Lentzsch" <karsten.lentzsch@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:41 +0000

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