com.borland.jbcl.layout.VerticalFlowLayout

[fkieviet]

Hi,

I'm evaluating SwingDesigner, and I'm comparing it with JBuilder X. In JBuilder X I often used com.borland.jbcl.layout.VerticalFlowLayout. Is there an equivalent in SwingDesigner? If not, can I add it? What would you recommend if I already have a dialog that uses com.borland.jbcl.layout.VerticalFlowLayout?

TiA, Frank

[Eric Clayberg]

1) Using custom vendor specific layout managers like that is generally a very bad idea.

2) In the latest Swing Designer build, if you have VerticalFlowLayout on your classpath, it will show up in the Layouts palette list and you can use it as you would have in JBX.

[fkieviet]

Thanks for your response. I added com.borland.jbcl.layout.VerticalFlowLayout to the project's classpath, and it does show up in SwingDesigner. However, I cannot add new controls to Panels that use this layout.

I suppose I should be using another layout, i.e. one of the built-in layouts.

BTW, any particular layout you would recommend as a replacement for com.borland.jbcl.layout.VerticalFlowLayout?

Thanks again for your answer,
Kind regards,
Frank

[Konstantin.Scheglov]

Which version of Swing Designer do you use?
You need latest build of Swing Designer 7.1 to work with VerticalFlowLayout.
Version 6.9 does not support it.

Any grid-based layout can place components in single column: MigLayout, JGoodies FormLayout or just GridBagLayout.

[fkieviet]

Thanks for your reply. As it turns out I was using an older version of SwingDesigner: the one that comes with JBuilder 2008 R2. I removed JBuilder, downloaded Eclipse 3.5 and installed the latest SwingDesigner. That version works just fine with the JBCL VerticalFlowLayout.

The product is a tad slow on my laptop, but otherwise it's very nice! My compliments!

[Eric Clayberg]

Glad that worked for you.