[ale] OT another Java question

[Geoffrey]

I've found a working solution, although I'm not sure why it works.

I changed MyPanel from 'extends Panel' to 'extends SubPanel' and now all 
is well.

Unfortunately, I've not got the time to further research it, but need to 
get this thing in for the holidays.  Further insights will be shared.

Mazukna, Thomas wrote:
> There are still too many unanswered questions to provide the answer, but I
> can give you couple paths to search......
> 
> 1. panel's default layout manager is flowlayout
> 2. Does MyPanel implements add method with String and FieldA as parameters?

No add() method in MyPanel.  There is one in SubPanel mentioned above, 
and that's why I think my solution is now working.

> 
> 
> if you can send me some more code I can be more specific, but my guess is
> that fields are placed not inside a table whichis inside the panel, but
> inside the panel using flowlayout manager, so they are put in a row starting
> at the top. You should overide add method for Mypanel, so place stuff inside
> the table, but anyway I may be wrong and something else can be wrong ....
> awt is tricky stuff witha ll these layout managers :)

Tell me about it. :(

> 
> we can take this offline.
> Tomas
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 10:14 PM
> To: ALE
> Subject: [ale] OT another Java question
> 
> 
> Okay folks this one's been driving me crazy.  Here's the poop.  Got some 
> code that has a class:
> 
> public class MyPanel extends Panel {}
> 
> Basically builds a panel that has a table, look multiple cells.
> 
> Existing code does the following to create a panel and place items in 
> the cells:
> 
> MyPanel p1;
> 
> p1 = new MyPanel(10,3,rowHeading, colHeading);
> this.add("3,270,388,320", p1);
> initNewPanel(p1);
> 
> // adds a text field
> 
> p1.add("145,40.120,30", FieldA);
> 
> 
> First I can't find this 'variation' of add() anywhere.
> 
> Further, I retain this code with the exception of removing the 
> 'initNewPanel()' which just sets up the foreground/background color.  I 
> omit it because initNewPanel() is in a class we are no longer using.
> 
> Anyway, the same code produces the FieldA in the wrong place on the 
> panel, and further, it appears that no mather what values I pass to the 
> add() the field always shows up in the same place, and same size (which 
> is wrong as well.
> 
> 
> The main problem is I need to use MyPanel because of the way it builds 
> the table.
> 
> Any assistance would be appreciated.
> 

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