Newbie : Test/Preview different from Design time

[Sebastien]

Hi, this is actually my first entirely drawn using SWT Designer composite. It as many controls and groups and mostly uses grid layouts. It looks conceivably good at design time and at runtime (after a pack()) but when I have a look at it by clicking on the "Test/Previewâ€

[Eric Clayberg]

Have I something wrong within my composite so that it would appear differently at test/preview?

You are building a simple composite; the test/preview command displays it in a window of the same size.

You may resize that preview window to any size that you like to see how the composite will size itself. If the preview window isn't quite tall enough, you can resize it.

[Sebastien]

Hello, thank you for the answer.

I think you're actually right. Both windows (at design time and at test/preview) seem to have the same height. Just a hunch: could my chopped Text box be caused by the title bar that is added at test/preview but not at design time, considering that both windows have the same height but one as a title bar and not the other?

Thanks

[Eric Clayberg]

I think you're actually right. Both windows (at design time and at test/preview) seem to have the same height. Just a hunch: could my chopped Text box be caused by the title bar that is added at test/preview but not at design time, considering that both windows have the same height but one as a title bar and not the other?

Yes. The titlebar height would be the likely difference.

The latest v4.0.1 build adds the additional height of the titlebar to the size of the window.