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Jim Wolfe wrote:
> 
> How can I make a JTable bigger (using a mouse) while it is contained inside
> a JScrollPane, which in turn is inside a JFrame? Can this be done using the
> visual designer?

Not sure what you mean by making the table bigger.  The resizing of that is
done by its container, the scroll pane.  There is no access to the table's
size using the mouse.  And in the Properties Inspector, don't touch the 
size settings for the table.  

You should only be concerned about the size of the scroll pane, not the
size 
of the views it contains.  Use the Designer to set the preferred and
minimum 
sizes of the scroll pane, NOT the table.  I often set the min and pref 
sizes to the same dimensions.  

It sounds as though you are thinking in terms of XYLayout, and you should
quickly cure yourself of that.  Use the XYLayout to get your components
in the positions and of the sizes that you want, but switch to the 
GridBagLayout, and finish off making your layout aesthetically pleasing.

Use the preferred and minimum size settings judiciously in this regard.  
No mouse dragging of size handles!  (Yes, that's counter to the idea
of having a visual designer, but the keyboard is still important here.)


Paul Furbacher (TeamB)