GUI help

[Benjamin Benington]

I am designing my first GUI using the Gridbaglayout. I have a content panels called "Shipping Method" with two radio buttons, Ground and Air Express. i have the two radio buttons spaced out properly. I was wondering how I can get the space between the 'ground' radio button and the border of the content panel to decrease? Like there is alot of empty space between the 'Ground' radio button the border surrounding my content panel called "Shipping Method" on both the top and bottom. I tried playing around with the insets, but I could not get it to work. Any help would be appreciated. My code is below (I have to use gridbaglayout)

 
public class TaxCalculation extends JFrame {
 
private javax.swing.JPanel jContentPane = null;
 
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel = null;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1 = null;
private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2 = null;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField = null;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField1 = null;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField2 = null;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel = null;
private javax.swing.JRadioButton jRadioButton = null;
private javax.swing.JRadioButton jRadioButton1 = null;
private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1 = null;
private javax.swing.JTextField jTextField3 = null;
private javax.swing.JButton jButton = null;
private javax.swing.JButton jButton1 = null;
public static void main(String[] args) {
}
/**
 * This is the default constructor
 */
public TaxCalculation() {
super();
initialize();
}
/**
 * This method initializes this
 * 
 * @return void
 */
private void initialize() {
this.setSize(455, 334);
this.setContentPane(getJContentPane());
this.setTitle("Tax Calculation");
}
/**
 * This method initializes jContentPane
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JPanel
 */
private javax.swing.JPanel getJContentPane() {
if (jContentPane == null) {
jContentPane = new javax.swing.JPanel();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints1 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints2 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints3 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints4 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints5 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints6 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints10 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints7 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints12 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints13 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
consGridBagConstraints13.gridy = 5;
consGridBagConstraints13.gridx = 1;
consGridBagConstraints13.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.WEST;
consGridBagConstraints13.insets = new java.awt.Insets(5,5,5,5);
consGridBagConstraints12.gridy = 5;
consGridBagConstraints12.gridx = 0;
consGridBagConstraints12.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.EAST;
consGridBagConstraints12.insets = new java.awt.Insets(5,3,5,5);
consGridBagConstraints10.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
consGridBagConstraints10.weighty = 1.0;
consGridBagConstraints10.weightx = 1.0;
consGridBagConstraints10.gridy = 4;
consGridBagConstraints10.gridx = 0;
consGridBagConstraints10.gridwidth = 2;
consGridBagConstraints10.insets = new java.awt.Insets(0,3,0,3);
consGridBagConstraints6.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
consGridBagConstraints6.weightx = 1.0;
consGridBagConstraints6.gridy = 2;
consGridBagConstraints6.gridx = 1;
consGridBagConstraints6.insets = new java.awt.Insets(5,5,5,3);
consGridBagConstraints3.gridy = 2;
consGridBagConstraints3.gridx = 0;
consGridBagConstraints1.gridy = 0;
consGridBagConstraints1.gridx = 0;
consGridBagConstraints4.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
consGridBagConstraints4.weightx = 1.0;
consGridBagConstraints4.gridy = 0;
consGridBagConstraints4.gridx = 1;
consGridBagConstraints4.insets = new java.awt.Insets(5,5,5,3);
consGridBagConstraints5.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
consGridBagConstraints5.weightx = 1.0;
consGridBagConstraints5.gridy = 1;
consGridBagConstraints5.gridx = 1;
consGridBagConstraints5.insets = new java.awt.Insets(5,5,5,3);
consGridBagConstraints2.gridy = 1;
consGridBagConstraints2.gridx = 0;
consGridBagConstraints7.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
consGridBagConstraints7.weighty = 1.0;
consGridBagConstraints7.weightx = 1.0D;
consGridBagConstraints7.gridy = 3;
consGridBagConstraints7.gridx = 0;
consGridBagConstraints7.insets = new java.awt.Insets(0,3,0,3);
consGridBagConstraints7.gridwidth = 2;
consGridBagConstraints1.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.CENTER;
consGridBagConstraints1.insets = new java.awt.Insets(0,37,0,0);
consGridBagConstraints3.insets = new java.awt.Insets(0,24,0,0);
consGridBagConstraints2.insets = new java.awt.Insets(0,45,0,0);
jContentPane.setLayout(new java.awt.GridBagLayout());
jContentPane.add(getJLabel(), consGridBagConstraints1);
jContentPane.add(getJLabel1(), consGridBagConstraints2);
jContentPane.add(getJLabel2(), consGridBagConstraints3);
jContentPane.add(getJTextField(), consGridBagConstraints4);
jContentPane.add(getJTextField1(), consGridBagConstraints5);
jContentPane.add(getJTextField2(), consGridBagConstraints6);
jContentPane.add(getJPanel(), consGridBagConstraints7);
jContentPane.add(getJPanel1(), consGridBagConstraints10);
jContentPane.add(getJButton(), consGridBagConstraints12);
jContentPane.add(getJButton1(), consGridBagConstraints13);
}
return jContentPane;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jLabel
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JLabel
 */
private javax.swing.JLabel getJLabel() {
if(jLabel == null) {
jLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jLabel.setText("State:");
}
return jLabel;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jLabel1
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JLabel
 */
private javax.swing.JLabel getJLabel1() {
if(jLabel1 == null) {
jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jLabel1.setText("City:");
}
return jLabel1;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jLabel2
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JLabel
 */
private javax.swing.JLabel getJLabel2() {
if(jLabel2 == null) {
jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
jLabel2.setText("Amount:");
}
return jLabel2;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jTextField
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JTextField
 */
private javax.swing.JTextField getJTextField() {
if(jTextField == null) {
jTextField = new javax.swing.JTextField();
}
return jTextField;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jTextField1
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JTextField
 */
private javax.swing.JTextField getJTextField1() {
if(jTextField1 == null) {
jTextField1 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
}
return jTextField1;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jTextField2
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JTextField
 */
private javax.swing.JTextField getJTextField2() {
if(jTextField2 == null) {
jTextField2 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
}
return jTextField2;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jPanel
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JPanel
 */
private javax.swing.JPanel getJPanel() {
if(jPanel == null) {
jPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints8 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints9 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
consGridBagConstraints8.gridy = 0;
consGridBagConstraints8.gridx = 0;
consGridBagConstraints8.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.WEST;
consGridBagConstraints8.insets = new java.awt.Insets(2,2,2,2);
consGridBagConstraints9.gridy = 1;
consGridBagConstraints9.gridx = 0;
consGridBagConstraints9.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.WEST;
consGridBagConstraints9.insets = new java.awt.Insets(2,2,2,2);
jPanel.setLayout(new java.awt.GridBagLayout());
jPanel.add(getJRadioButton(), consGridBagConstraints8);
jPanel.add(getJRadioButton1(), consGridBagConstraints9);
jPanel.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(null, "Shipping Method", javax.swing.border.TitledBorder.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION, javax.swing.border.TitledBorder.DEFAULT_POSITION, null, null));
jPanel.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(111,0));
}
return jPanel;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jRadioButton
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JRadioButton
 */
private javax.swing.JRadioButton getJRadioButton() {
if(jRadioButton == null) {
jRadioButton = new javax.swing.JRadioButton();
jRadioButton.setText("Ground");
}
return jRadioButton;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jRadioButton1
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JRadioButton
 */
private javax.swing.JRadioButton getJRadioButton1() {
if(jRadioButton1 == null) {
jRadioButton1 = new javax.swing.JRadioButton();
jRadioButton1.setText("Air Express");
}
return jRadioButton1;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jPanel1
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JPanel
 */
private javax.swing.JPanel getJPanel1() {
if(jPanel1 == null) {
jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints11 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
consGridBagConstraints11.fill = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.HORIZONTAL;
consGridBagConstraints11.weightx = 1.0;
consGridBagConstraints11.gridy = 0;
consGridBagConstraints11.gridx = 0;
consGridBagConstraints11.insets = new java.awt.Insets(0,2,0,2);
consGridBagConstraints11.anchor = java.awt.GridBagConstraints.CENTER;
jPanel1.setLayout(new java.awt.GridBagLayout());
jPanel1.add(getJTextField3(), consGridBagConstraints11);
jPanel1.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(null, "Calculated Tax", javax.swing.border.TitledBorder.DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION, javax.swing.border.TitledBorder.DEFAULT_POSITION, null, null));
jPanel1.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(24,0));
}
return jPanel1;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jTextField3
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JTextField
 */
private javax.swing.JTextField getJTextField3() {
if(jTextField3 == null) {
jTextField3 = new javax.swing.JTextField();
jTextField3.setEditable(false);
}
return jTextField3;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jButton
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JButton
 */
private javax.swing.JButton getJButton() {
if(jButton == null) {
jButton = new javax.swing.JButton();
jButton.setText("Clear");
}
return jButton;
}
/**
 * This method initializes jButton1
 * 
 * @return javax.swing.JButton
 */
private javax.swing.JButton getJButton1() {
if(jButton1 == null) {
jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
jButton1.setText("Calculate");
}
return jButton1;
}
}  //  @jve:visual-info  decl-index=0 visual-constraint="8,20"
 

[ March 09, 2005: Message edited by: Mark Spritzler ]
[ March 09, 2005: Message edited by: Benjamin B ]

[Steven Bell]

A couple things:

First when you post code use the code tags (button below where you type) and you can go back and edit your post by clicking on the paper and pencil icon.

Second I would recommend skipping the GridBagLayout and get JGoodies Forms.

I'll post some more ideas when I get home.

P.S. Oops, Sorry I missed the part about having to use GBL.
[ March 09, 2005: Message edited by: Steven Bell ]

[Mark Spritzler]

"soccer bum"-
Welcome to the JavaRanch! Please adjust your displayed name to meet the

JavaRanch Naming Policy.

You can change it

here.

Thanks! and welcome to the JavaRanch!

Mark
[ March 09, 2005: Message edited by: Mark Spritzler ]

[Layne Lund]

I'm not sure that I can be much help without compiling and running your program to see what is going on. Unfortunately, I can't do that at the moment as I'm not at my own computer that I typically use for development. With that said, you may want to mosey over to our GUI forum where they discuss such intricacies. You are more likely to find someone there who can help.

Layne

p.s. Could you also edit your code so the lines aren't so long? I find horizontal scrolling somewhat annoying.
[ March 09, 2005: Message edited by: Layne Lund ]

[Michael Dunn]

add this line

  private javax.swing.JPanel getJPanel() {
    if(jPanel == null) {
      jPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
      java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints8 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
      java.awt.GridBagConstraints consGridBagConstraints9 = new java.awt.GridBagConstraints();
      consGridBagConstraints8.weightx = .5;//<------------------
      consGridBagConstraints8.gridy = 0;
 

[Marilyn de Queiroz]

Hi, Benjamin B

Welcome to JavaRanch! Unfortunately a last initial does not meet the requirements of the JavaRanch Naming Policy which requires a first and last name separated by a space.
You can change it here.

Thanks!

[Ilja Preuss]

Sorry, can't help you with your problem - I try to avoid GridBagLayout whereever I can.

But when you get too frustrated, you might want to take a look at http://madbean.com/blog/2004/17/totallygridbag.html for a relief.

Moving to the Swing forum...