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Re: Swing GUI problem - after a compile, components shift back to original size/position.

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From: pnichols
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:33

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TJC wrote:

> This is frustrating!  I am designing a simple panel using the XYLayout.  I
> quite often get into a situtation (not sure why/how) where I am aligning
> some components by multi-selecting them and choosing "Align Left" from the
> right-mouse context menu for example.  The UI aligns them perfectly and
> things look great.  BUT when I compile (Ctrl-Shift-F9) the components that

You really should not use the XYLayout manager. It is more or less for
design time only. If you deploy to a different machine, you can have
trouble, and if you deploy from say Windows to Linux, it will never look
right.

Using nested panels and the javasoft Layout Managers are the way to go.
Avoid null and XYLayout for all but design mode.

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