Eclipse Community Forums: WindowBuilder » Design and Test/Preview smaller than when running application

Home » Eclipse Projects » WindowBuilder » Design and Test/Preview smaller than when running application

Design and Test/Preview smaller than when running application [message #730633]

Wed, 28 September 2011 14:39

Eclipse User

I have been noticing that when designing GUIs with WindowBuilder, the Design pane and when previewing the window, the text is not the same size as when actually running the application. Please refer to the attached screenshot as an example:

Left dialog is preview
Middle is in the WindowBuilder Design pane
Right is the actual application running

notice the 'Create AVD" is cut off on the button..

Attachment: Screen Shot 2011-09-28 at 2.36.26 PM.png
(Size: 88.75KB, Downloaded 485 times)

Re: Design and Test/Preview smaller than when running application [message #730647 is a reply to message #730633]

Wed, 28 September 2011 15:07

Eclipse User

I don't know why text is bigger on run.
This may be some feature of OSX, when you can change default font for application.
But in any case, I don't recommend you design your GUI in the way which depends on exact font size.
Even if at runtime you see same font as under design, user may be has bigger font and will have same problem.

So, you real layouts, like GridLayout.
Don't use absolute layouts.

Re: Design and Test/Preview smaller than when running application [message #730650 is a reply to message #730647]

Wed, 28 September 2011 15:09

Eclipse User

The man issue with this is buttons and text boxes. Layout configurations typically dont make a difference in this case (ie: you dont want to have an "ok" button expand with your window)...

Re: Design and Test/Preview smaller than when running application [message #730652 is a reply to message #730650]

Wed, 28 September 2011 15:12

Eclipse User

In absolute layout you fix size of the button.

GridLayout by default will make button wide enough to show full text.
You don't have to expand button with window to achieve this.

Re: Design and Test/Preview smaller than when running application [message #730657 is a reply to message #730652]

Wed, 28 September 2011 15:35

Eclipse User

ok, tried that, now there becomes an issue with a window that is not resizable... how do you determine its width/height when all of its contents depend upon it? it looks very small within the design window, and cut off during run.

Re: Design and Test/Preview smaller than when running application [message #730730 is a reply to message #730657]

Wed, 28 September 2011 22:35

Eclipse User

I would suggest providing example code at this point.

As Konstantin stated, you should never use absolute layout for a UI like the one in your screen shot. SWT GridLayout would be the best choice for something like that. It is also the primary layout used in all of Eclipse itself.

Previous Topic:	EMFEditDataBinding
Next Topic:	WindowBuilder newbie wonders how to wake it up

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

Current Time: Wed Jul 23 17:02:13 EDT 2025

.:: Contact :: Home ::.

Breadcrumbs

Sign up to our Newsletter