Basic HTML version of Foils prepared May 12 1996

Foil 122 Brief Description of Four Other LayoutManager's

From CRPC Lectures on Java Language Applets Graphics CRPC Annual Meeting Tutorial -- May 14,1996. by Geoffrey C. Fox
FlowLayout is a one dimensional layout where components are "flowed" into panel in order they were defined. When a row is full up, it is wrapped onto next row
GridLayout is a two dimensional layout where you define a N by M set of cells and again the components are assigned sequentially to cells starting at top left hand corner -- one component is in each cell
GridBagLayout uses a new class GridBagConstraints to customize positioning of individual components in one or more cells
CardLayout lays out in time not space and each card (Displayed at one time) can be laid out with one of spatial layout schemes above

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