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Rob wrote:
> I am very new to this and just wanted to get a few things cleared up.
> 
> 1/ If I want my applet to work on the Web must I limit my self to Swing 
> controls ?

You can use any controls you like, but mixing AWT (heavyweight) 
controls, and Swing (lightweight) controls is a mistake.  Stick with one 
or the other, preferably Swing.

This is a good place to start, to learn about Swing:

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/


> 
> 2/ When adding swing controls to a class or applet they don't seem to 
> place themselves where they have been dropped eg in the middle of the 
> frame.  They do odd things like stick themselves to edge or top of the 
> frame.  How can I stop this?
> 
> Regards, Rob

You need to learn about layout managers.  You've probably got a 
BorderLayout happening there.

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/layout/index.html

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Lori Olson [TeamB]

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