Example of using a GridBagLayout to span two top rows of a three row layout.

Note: Source code files accompanying article are located on MacTech CD-ROM or source code disks. Last month, we introduced the Java Layout Manager and saw the power of layouts combined with panels.

Developers often need to create graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that have a matrix-type layout with columns of different widths or rows of different heights. Those layout cells are unequal in order ...