GUI sizing

[Jeff Powell]

I am writing an interactive GUI but am having trouble getting each component the right size. I have tried setSize(), setBounds(), and still one component dwarfs the others. I have used these commands on a JFrame and they work fine. I try to use them on JPanels and I get no results. Is there a way to set a JPanel to a certain location and size?

Thanks
jeff

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Hi Jeff,

Welcome to JavaRanch!

You need to learn about layout managers. It's not something you learn in five minutes, so take your time.

I'm going to move this to our Swing/AWT forum, where it is on-topic. We can continue the discussion there.

[Pat Hays]

Hello Jeff

Try to use setPreferredSize(), setMaximumSize() or setMinimumSize() insteaded of setSize(), It will work as long as you are using a layout manager for the parent panel.