A good layout manager proves essential for creating a good graphical user interface (GUI), but many beginner developers find the standard Java layout managers difficult to master. Of these ...

BR><BR>I've got a GUI that ... way my layout is currently structured, I'm using a JWindow as my top-level container. The JWindow's contentPane() has a border layout as its layout manager.

I am getting into daily arguments with a co-worker on the subject of layout managers. He's only worked with Java/Swing and looks ... never go back to arranging GUI components in code.

His point: Java was miscast as a mobile and portable GUI. Its real mission in life was to become a platform for network services. I thought so too, from the moment I created my first servlet five ...