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It seems like a valid enhancement request, to include a "make default" checkbox on the GridBag panel. To be sure it gets reviewed
you may want to go to Inprise's Request for Enhancement system and enter it.

jim
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Joe Cunningham <joseph_cunningham@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:39355366@dnews...
> 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
> news:39347B0B.DF49CFE0@home.com...
> > 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
>
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