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Article #1075Re: Problems with frame size after L&F change
From: George
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:40
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:40
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I changed to Frame.SetExtendedState(int) but it doesn't make much difference. The sizing problem is still there. BTW, the L&Fs on offer in my program are just the usual Metal, Motif & Windows combination just as in JBuilder itself. "Lori M Olson (TeamB)" <javadragon@techie.com> wrote in message news:409bffc1$1@newsgroups.borland.com... > George wrote: > > > My application has a frame window whose initial size is set to the screen > > size at application startup with the following statement: > > > > frame.setSize(frame.getToolkit().getScreenSize). > > > > And there-in lies your problem. Never do this. > > I worked with cross-platform GUI's in C for years. This issue of > switching L&F on the fly is a thorny one. EVERY L&F has differently > sized frame decorations, so when you start sizing the frame and messing > with L&F at the same time, you will never get what you want. > > If you want your application to fill the screen, then set it > "maximized". See Frame.setExtendedState(int) for details. > > -- > > Regards, > > Lori Olson (TeamB) > > ------------ > > Save yourself, and everyone else, some time and search the > newsgroups and the FAQ-O-Matic before posting your next > question. > > Google Advanced Newsgroup Search > http://www.google.ca/advanced_group_search > Other Newsgroup Searches: > http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/ngsearch.html > Joi Ellis's FAQ-O-Matic: > http://www.visi.com/~gyles19/fom-serve/cache/1.html >
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