[Dr Ben]

Hi, here's the code (I think it's only necessary to see this one panel where the problem is happening, but if you think I ought to post the whole 96 lines of code, please say):

        

 JTextField grossIncTxt = new JTextField(5);
...

        JPanel one = new JPanel();
        one.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,2));
        one.add(new JLabel("Gross Income"));
        grossIncTxt.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(150,20));
        grossIncTxt.setMaximumSize(new Dimension(150,20));
        one.add(grossIncTxt);
        add(one);

The problem is that when the program is run, the JTextField object takes shape of the entire box on the right of the 2x1 grid of the panel object, rather than following my rules of what the size should be

halp plox!

[RipperRoo]

Look into the different layouts you can use.

I think if you use FlowLayout that would solve it, but it can be a little awkward sometimes.

http://download.oracle.com/javase/tu...yout/flow.html

[Dr Ben]

nah i need to use gridlayout for this, there must be some way to do this in gridlayout?

[RipperRoo]

(Original post by Dr Ben)
nah i need to use gridlayout for this, there must be some way to do this in gridlayout?

ah right, I'm not too good at positioning and stuff in Java (had a lot of problems with scrollboxes).

Have you tried using BoxLayout or a layout within a layout? I just play around with it for a while and it usually works. xD

[xXedixXx]

What IDE are you using? Because if you use NetBean's swing editor it's really easy to set the size of text fields, buttons etc.. both graphically and via a properties dialog.

[Dr Ben]

(Original post by xXedixXx)
What IDE are you using? Because if you use NetBean's swing editor it's really easy to set the size of text fields, buttons etc.. both graphically and via a properties dialog.

Yeah I use netbeans, I love netbeans, but doing that will just hide the gap in my java knowledge, I'd like to learn where I'm going wrong

[xXedixXx]

(Original post by Dr Ben)
Yeah I use netbeans, I love netbeans, but doing that will just hide the gap in my java knowledge, I'd like to learn where I'm going wrong

Fair enough; my advice would be to google some tutorials.