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Perhaps hours was stretching it, but even using the editor in the manner you
describe takes time.  On almost all of the screens I am working on, I almost
never want to do a Horizontal fill and it would be great to set that once
and forget it.  Perhaps a future feature?

Joe
"Paul Furbacher [TeamB]" <pnf@home.com> wrote in message
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> Joe Cunningham wrote:
>
> >  Is there some way to change the way JBuilder implements a
GridBagLayout?
>
> Not that I know of.  However, are you using the GridBagLayout (GBL)
> constraints editor to its maximum advantage?  Activate it by selecting
> a component and right-clicking, not via the Property Inspector.  Then,
> either Ctrl-click on additional components that you want to share the
> same setting, say Fill.  Then, set the desired Fill and press "Apply".
>
> Continue in this manner of Ctrl-select, or Ctrl-unselect, setting
> sub-properties in common.
>
> I frequently do this when, for example, I want to line up a bunch
> of labels with x pixel right margin, anchored to the EAST, etc.
> "Apply", followed by a quick Ctrl-unselect of the labels, and a
Ctrl-select
> of all the entry boxes to WEST anchors, "Apply", and a lot alignment work
> is finished without ever closing the GBL constraints editor.
>
> You can spend a lot of time tweaking, but even on really complex
> layouts,
> I don't feel as though I've wasted innumerable hours.  What seems to take
> more time is figuring out just where that occasional invisible spacer
> panel
> is needed to fine-tune the behavior when a frame is resized.
>
>
> Paul Furbacher (TeamB)
>
>
> > For example, when in 'null' layout mode and I then switch to
GridBagLayout,
> > is there anyway I can stop JBuilder from making all my components
default to
> > a Fill Horizontal for a GridBagConstraint?  I am wasting innumerous
hours
> > switching this back and forth for each component after I have to monkey
with
> > the GridBag to expand properly or line up with other components
(sometimes
> > the designer is not so accurate).  Any help would be great ...
> >
> > I am using JBuilder Pro 3.500.24.0 on a Windows NT 4.0, sp6