Re: Change components Z-Axis at runtime?

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From: Laurence V
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 00:00

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On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:43:39 -0800, rstorme <rstormeNOrsSPAM@rstorme.com.invalid> wrote:

>Yes, I gave up on Java's layout managers, and now just set
>my layoutManager to null. You have to calculate positions
>yourself, but the control you get over it is worth it. Check
>out how its used at my website (http://www.rstorme.com). I
>can resize, hide, show, or reposition as I wish. Probably
>goes against many philosophys out there, but it works for
>me.

It sure does ignore the entire Java philosophy, coz layout managers are the simplest layout approach allowing people to
write platform-independent GUIs... of course, if you don't mind that half of your GUI's text is chopped off on a Mac, or
your GUI's text looks too small on Linux boxes, then why are you coding in Java in the first place?

  L.

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From: lv@claradot.codot.uk (Laurence V)
Subject: Re: Change components Z-Axis at runtime?
Date: 2000/02/17
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