Keeping a grid a Fixed sized, when the vindow is resizes

Question

Hi I have a problem with a "simple" swing app, i have made a program to take alot of user input, i have it in a GridLayout(9,1) if i just add this to frame.getContentPane(); then it looks nice, but if i then changes the size of the vindow (make it fullscreen), then it looks like hell :(
I have tryed a BorderLayout, but the CENTER bit has the same problem. Looks like this:
frame = new JFrame("UNF " + lokal +  " Indskrivningsprogram");
          Container contentPaneAll = frame.getContentPane();
          BorderLayout bLay = new BorderLayout();
          contentPaneAll.setLayout(bLay);
                Container contentPaneCenter = new Container();
          GridLayout gLay = new GridLayout(9, 1);
          gLay.setVgap(-5);
          contentPaneCenter.setLayout(gLay);
              //Adds alot of stuff to contentPaneCenter
          Dimension d = contentPaneCenter.getPreferredSize();
          contentPaneCenter.setMaximumSize(d);
          contentPaneCenter.setMinimumSize(d);
          contentPaneAll.add(contentPaneCenter, BorderLayout.CENTER);What i want is for the center part tp keep contentPaneCenter.getPreferredSize(); and then just add "gray" around it if in fullscreen.
Bedst regards
Grue
Ps sorry for my bad eng, not a native speaker...

Answer 1

853384 wrote:
.. What i want is for the center part tp keep contentPaneCenter.getPreferredSize(); and then just add "gray" around it if in fullscreen.Put it as a single component into a <tt>GridBagLayout</tt> with a <tt>null</tt> constraint, much as I did for the 'gradient' image in this Nested Layout Example.
If that does not answer your question, I suggest you post an SSCCE (like the linked example, & as opposed to 'code snippets').