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Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized

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On 09/30/2013 05:15 PM, Eric Sosman wrote:
> On 9/30/2013 4:24 PM, Jeff Higgins wrote:
>> On 09/30/2013 11:29 AM, Eric Sosman wrote:
>>> On 9/30/2013 11:08 AM, clus@aol.com wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, September 21, 2013 10:46:10 PM UTC-4, Jeff Higgins wrote:
>>>>> On 09/21/2013 02:40 PM, clus@aol.com wrote: LayoutManager
>>>>
>>>> How would I do this with GridLayout,
>>
>> Shrugs: provide some code and perhaps we'll see.
>>
>>>> since I'm using GridLayout. Here
>>>> are the details.
>>>>
>>>> In a frame, I first add a push button at the top. Below the button I
>>>> add two tables, side by side.
>>>>
>>>> The frame already resizes vertically to any length which is good.
>>>>
>>>> But, I want the frame to not resize horizontally beyond a certain
>>>> hardcoded limit. I.E.: I want the frame to resize horizontally, but
>>>> attempts to resize beyond a certain limit are prevented. So, if a user
>>>> were to try to resize horizontally beyond the limit then the resulting
>>>> horizontal width of the frame would be the limit.
>>>
>>>      Perhaps it's time to ask a question: Why do you think it's a
>>> good idea to prevent the user from arranging his own screen as
>>> he pleases?  Does your program understand the user's needs and
>>> desires better than he himself does?
>>
>> I've used such a program.
>
>      Did you enjoy it?  ;-)
>
>      That is: Did you consider it a benefit, a point in the
> program's favor, when the program's window resisted all your
> efforts to make it larger?  Did this behavior improve your
> experience of using the program?
>
Oh. I was responding to your comment concerning the program(mer)
who perhaps understands my needs and desires better than I do.
Many programmers provide sensible default behavior for users,
like me, who might not be familiar with the program or even
the subject matter. I don't recall seeing a GUI behavior such as
clus@aol.com describes, but maybe the subject matter warrants such.

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Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized clusardi2k@aol.com - 2013-09-20 12:43 -0700
  Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-20 17:16 -0400
    Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized clusardi2k@aol.com - 2013-09-21 11:40 -0700
      Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-21 22:46 -0400
        Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized "clus@aol.com" <clusardi2k@aol.com> - 2013-09-30 08:08 -0700
          Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-30 11:29 -0400
            Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-30 16:24 -0400
              Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-30 17:15 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-30 20:10 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-30 20:38 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-09-30 22:16 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-09-30 22:32 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-10-01 03:28 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2013-10-01 03:41 -0400
                Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-10-01 20:04 -0400
            Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized clusardi2k@aol.com - 2013-10-01 05:39 -0700
              Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2013-10-01 09:37 -0400
      Re: Is there something better than ComponentListener on Resized "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-09-22 19:57 -0400

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