🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the reply and the info.  I posted my latest code for my design
below if you have some time to look at it.  I have three JPanels for all of
this.  I'm using the GridBagLayout manager for all three panels.
Originally, I laid out everything in each panel using XYLayout.  I converted
the two inner panels (with all of my components) first to GridBagLayout and
then I converted the main panel; but, when I did that, the placement of the
two inner panels got pretty messed up.  So, I set the main panel back to
XYLayout and just dragged the two inner panels closer together (vertically).

In any event, this is the closest I can get to what I want.  The alignment
of the starting components in each panel are still just a bit off.  Also, if
I enlarge the window when it's running, the space between the bottom and top
panels expands.  I'm not sure why that is, but I think each panel starts to
grab the extra space of the main panel.  Ideally, I'd like to keep the
panels looking like two rows that come right after the other.  Let me know
if you find anything interesting or have any suggestions.  Thanks.

Jeff

ps.  Do you know if the GridBagLayout manager's default behavior when making
a window smaller (by dragging) is to make contained components shrink and
appear as a small, vertical line?  If you resize my window, you'll see what
I mean.

public class TNSwapPanel extends JPanel {
  GridBagLayout gridBagLayout3 = new GridBagLayout();
  // Top Panel
  JPanel topSwapPanel = new JPanel();
  GridBagLayout gridBagLayout1 = new GridBagLayout();
  TNSwapToolPanel toolPanel = new TNSwapToolPanel();  // Just three buttons
in its own panel as one class.
  ...

  // Bottom panel
  JPanel bottomSwapPanel = new JPanel();
  GridBagLayout gridBagLayout2 = new GridBagLayout();
  ...
  public TNSwapPanel() { // standard constructor here
...}

  private void jbInit() throws Exception {
    this.setLayout(gridBagLayout3);
    ...

   // Top Panel setup
    topSwapPanel.setLayout(gridBagLayout1);
    topSwapPanel.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(575, 55));
    jLabel1.setText("Swap Group");
    jLabel2.setText("DB");
    jLabel3.setText("Login");
    loginText.setText("jTextField1");
    topSwapPanel.add(jLabel1, new GridBagConstraints(0, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.WEST, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 5, 10, 5), 0, 0));
    topSwapPanel.add(swapCombo, new GridBagConstraints(1, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 10), 0, 0));
    topSwapPanel.add(jLabel2, new GridBagConstraints(2, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 5), 0, 0));
    topSwapPanel.add(dbCombo, new GridBagConstraints(3, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 10), 0, 0));
    topSwapPanel.add(jLabel3, new GridBagConstraints(4, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 5), 0, 0));
    topSwapPanel.add(loginText, new GridBagConstraints(5, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 30), 0, 0));
    topSwapPanel.add(toolPanel, new GridBagConstraints(6, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 5), 0, 0));
    // this.add(topSwapPanel, null);
    this.add(topSwapPanel, new GridBagConstraints(0, 0,
GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER,
             1, 0.1, 0.01, GridBagConstraints.NORTHWEST,
             GridBagConstraints.BOTH, new Insets(0, 10, 0, 10), 0, 0));

    // Bottom Panel setup
    bottomSwapPanel.setLayout(gridBagLayout2);
    bottomSwapPanel.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(575, 55));
    jLabel4.setText("Date");
    dateField.setText("jTextField1");
    jLabel5.setText("Status");
    statusField.setText("jTextField1");
    jLabel6.setText("Pending Type");
    jLabel7.setText("TN");
    areacodeField.setText("jTextField1");
    jLabel8.setText("-");
    tnField.setText("jTextField1");
    addBtn.setText("Add");
    removeBtn.setText("Remove");
    bottomSwapPanel.add(jLabel4, new GridBagConstraints(0, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.WEST, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 5, 10, 5), 0, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(dateField, new GridBagConstraints(1, 0, 1, 1, 0.0,
0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 10), 15, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(jLabel5, new GridBagConstraints(2, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 5), 0, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(statusField, new GridBagConstraints(3, 0, 1, 1, 0.0,
0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 10), 0, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(jLabel6, new GridBagConstraints(4, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 5), 0, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(pendCombo, new GridBagConstraints(5, 0, 1, 1, 0.0,
0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 10), 0, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(jLabel7, new GridBagConstraints(6, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 5), 0, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(areacodeField, new GridBagConstraints(7, 0, 1, 1,
0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 2), -25, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(jLabel8, new GridBagConstraints(8, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 2), 0, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(tnField, new GridBagConstraints(9, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 10), 0, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(addBtn, new GridBagConstraints(10, 0, 1, 1, 0.0, 0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 10), 0, 0));
    bottomSwapPanel.add(removeBtn, new GridBagConstraints(11, 0, 1, 1, 0.0,
0.0
            ,GridBagConstraints.CENTER, GridBagConstraints.NONE, new
Insets(10, 0, 10, 5), 0, 0));
    this.add(bottomSwapPanel, new GridBagConstraints(0, 1,
GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER,
             GridBagConstraints.REMAINDER, 0.0, 0.9,
GridBagConstraints.CENTER,
             GridBagConstraints.BOTH, new Insets(0, 10, 0, 10), 26, 0));

    // topSwapPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(730, 55));
    // bottomSwapPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(730, 55));
  }

  // Main method for some testing purposes only
  public static void main(String [] args) {
    TNSwapPanel panel = new TNSwapPanel();
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    // Closing method and implementation for the class
    frame.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
    {
      public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
        System.exit(0);
      }
    });
    frame.setTitle("TN Swap");
    frame.getContentPane().add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    frame.setSize(800,150); // I had to set the low Y value to get the
appearance looking how I wanted it.
    Dimension d = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
    frame.setLocation((d.width - frame.getSize().width) / 2, (d.height -
frame.getSize().height) / 2);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
  // static initializer for setting look & feel
  static {
    try {
      UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
      }
    catch (Exception e) {}
  } // end of main()
}