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Lori M Olson [TeamB] wrote:
> 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
> 
Thanks for your help. The Tutorial looks great.

I should explain that I am using a 30 day trial of JBuilder 2005 and an 
old copy of JBuilder 2 that came with an old copy of Delphi.

The springlayout does not appear to be available in JBuilder 2006

I did try dragging and dropping the controls in the Jpanel and the 
Jtabbed pane.  Nothing behaved the way I expected.

What I would like to understand is that option buttons, text boxes have 
been available since Jbuilder 2 - how did anybody use them ?