GridLayout with different height column

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Hi,
How do I make a GUI that look like this? I tried GridLayout but the size of Panel A and B is always equal. How do i make something NOT equal like 30px vs 200px ......Also, I want to hand coded method. No drag and drop.

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Posted 23-Jun-13 20:29pm

Valentine1993

Updated 23-Jun-13 20:32pm

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Shubhashish_Mandal · Answer 1 · 2013-06-23T20:59:00

Solution 2

Try GridBagLayout instead GridLayout. See here

Posted 23-Jun-13 20:59pm

Shubhashish_Mandal

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Valentine1993 24-Jun-13 3:52am

Thank you. It works. Can i ask you a question...What does fill and weightx do?

Shubhashish_Mandal 24-Jun-13 3:58am

all of your queries are mention in details with example in the link.

TorstenH. · Answer 2 · 2013-06-23T21:13:00

Solution 3

Also for you:

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/layout/visual.html[^]

a simple Borderlayout will do the trick.

You can also add various sized items in the Grldlayout (if needed to stay with that). IMHO the grid will render that.

Posted 23-Jun-13 21:13pm

TorstenH.