Eclipse Community Forums: WindowBuilder » Resize Tool not Working

Help

Home

Home » Eclipse Projects » WindowBuilder » Resize Tool not Working

Show: Today's Messages :: Show Polls :: Message Navigator

Resize Tool not Working [message #787265]

Tue, 31 January 2012 11:22

Dennis Putnam

Messages: 59
Registered: January 2012

Member

I am a new WindowBuilder user as well as new to Eclipse. When I place JLabels, in design view, I cannot resize them. The resizing cursor displays but when I left click/hold and try to resize, the cursor moves but not the JLablel corner. What am I doing wrong? TIA.

Report message to a moderator

Re: Resize Tool not Working [message #787333 is a reply to message #787265]

Tue, 31 January 2012 13:18

Eric Clayberg

Messages: 979
Registered: July 2009
Location: Boston, MA

Senior Member

WHat layout manager are you using? Some allow resizing and some don't.

Report message to a moderator

Re: Resize Tool not Working [message #787378 is a reply to message #787333]

Tue, 31 January 2012 14:14

Dennis Putnam

Messages: 59
Registered: January 2012

Member

Thanks for the reply. I use several depending on what I am trying to do. I don't recall seeing anything in the documentation about only being able to resize in certain layout managers. I guess I assumed that if the corner markers showed up, along with the resize cursor when at a corner, that I should be able to resize it. Which layout managers allow resizing?

Report message to a moderator

Re: Resize Tool not Working [message #787398 is a reply to message #787378]

Tue, 31 January 2012 14:39

Eric Clayberg

Messages: 979
Registered: July 2009
Location: Boston, MA

Senior Member

Which layout managers are you having trouble with? A code example would be useful here.

Report message to a moderator

Re: Resize Tool not Working [message #788231 is a reply to message #787398]

Wed, 01 February 2012 14:31

Dennis Putnam

Messages: 59
Registered: January 2012

Member

I guess I figured it out. It seems the only manager that lets me resize as expected is absolute layout. I don't understand why some of the other managers show the resize cursor but don't allow a resize. Anyway I have a way to do what I want so I'm good to go. Thanks.

Report message to a moderator

Re: Resize Tool not Working [message #788261 is a reply to message #788231]

Wed, 01 February 2012 15:23

Eric Clayberg

Messages: 979
Registered: July 2009
Location: Boston, MA

Senior Member

Actually, several of the Swing layout managers allow you to resize either the actual widgets or the rows and columns where the widgets reside (absolute, Spring, Group, GridBag, Form, and MiG). The other, more simple layouts all impose constraints on the widget sizes based on their contents.

Report message to a moderator

Re: Resize Tool not Working [message #788273 is a reply to message #788261]

Wed, 01 February 2012 15:42

Dennis Putnam

Messages: 59
Registered: January 2012

Member

Odd, none of those would do anything beyond showing the resize cursor for me. Absolute was the only one that seemed to work.

Report message to a moderator

Re: Resize Tool not Working [message #788287 is a reply to message #788273]

Wed, 01 February 2012 15:55

Eric Clayberg

Messages: 979
Registered: July 2009
Location: Boston, MA

Senior Member

absolute, Spring, and Group will allow you to directly resize a widget while GridBag, Form, and MiG are grid-based and will allow you to resize the rows and columns containing the widgets (and then set alignment and fill within a cell).

Report message to a moderator