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Steve Davis wrote:
> 
> I have a simple application that was created using the Application Wizard.
> It has one JFrame that uses XYLayout.  When I first created the application,
> I set the frame size in XYLayout to be (300,300), and the application ran
> fine (Frame opened with size 300,300).  Now that I have added a few
> components, the Frame is opening with a size of (0,0) when I start the
> application.  I can get around this problem by using the statement
> "frame.setSize(300,300)" after the statement "frame.setVisible(true)" in the
> application constructor.  But I should not have to do this, and the initial
> application worked correctly.
> 
> Has anyone else encountered this problem and know how to fix it, since the
> frame opened fine before I started adding components?

You want to call "frame.pack()" prior to calling "frame.show()".

Then, soon after that, you'll want to start becoming familiar with
layout managers -- most importantly, GridBagLayout.  It's tough, 
but by becoming proficient using the GridBagLayout (and never
using the XYLayout except when initially placing components onto
a panel) you will save tons of headaches later, and may even get
compliments for nice looking panels and frames. 


Paul Furbacher (TeamB)