Border Layout ???

[Kyle]

ALright!
For my end year project i decided to make a Bibliography Generator. (I know its lame and simple). So the user has to input the required information and then it will be outputed.... like i said simple.
The only problem that i have is the "Border Layout".
It seems that the Most of the Texts Fields are hidden. But i know they are there because when i use the tab key and type stuff and hit the GUI button it outputs all the stuff i typed in.

SO my question is how will do i fix this.

code:

import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; public class BibGen {  public static void main (String[] args)  {     WindowName frame = new WindowName();   frame.setSize (700, 300);     JPanel pane = (JPanel) frame.getContentPane();   frame.setVisible(true);  } } class WindowName extends JFrame implements ActionListener {  private JTextField AFirstName;  private JTextField ALastName;  private JTextField Title;  private JTextField TodaysDate;  private JTextField UpdateDate;  private JTextField Url;  private JTextField totalName;    public WindowName ()  {   super("Bibliography Generator");//this will give the window the name of (:Bibliogaphy Generatot")   //Organized content pane   JPanel pane = (JPanel) getContentPane();   //Create fields for I/O   AFirstName = new JTextField(15);   ALastName = new JTextField(15);   Title = new JTextField (30);   TodaysDate= new JTextField(20);   UpdateDate = new JTextField(20);   Url = new JTextField(60);   totalName = new JTextField(60);     // add labbled input fields   JPanel inFieldPane = new JPanel();     inFieldPane.add (new JLabel("First Name"));   inFieldPane.add(AFirstName);   AFirstName.addActionListener(this);     inFieldPane.add(new JLabel ("Last Name"));   inFieldPane.add(ALastName);   ALastName.addActionListener (this);     inFieldPane.add(new JLabel ("Article Title"));   inFieldPane.add(Title);   Title.addActionListener (this);                 inFieldPane.add(new JLabel ("DD Mo. YYYY day viewed"));   inFieldPane.add(TodaysDate);   TodaysDate.addActionListener (this);     inFieldPane.add(new JLabel ("Last Published DD Mo. YYYY"));   inFieldPane.add(UpdateDate);   UpdateDate.addActionListener (this);   inFieldPane.add(new JLabel ("URL"));   inFieldPane.add(Url);   Url.addActionListener (this);                   pane.add(inFieldPane,BorderLayout.NORTH);     // Add Submission Button   JPanel submitPane = new JPanel();    JButton submitButton = new JButton ("Generate!");   submitButton.addActionListener (this);   submitPane.add(submitButton);   pane.add(submitPane, BorderLayout.SOUTH);     //Add Output Fields   JPanel outFieldPane = new JPanel();   outFieldPane.add (totalName);   pane.add(outFieldPane, BorderLayout.WEST );     //Display the final product   pack();   setVisible(true);  }  public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)  {   //Displays Authers total name if and only if button was pushed   if ( e.getActionCommand ().equals ("Generate!"))   {    String fullString = ALastName.getText().trim() + " , " + AFirstName.getText().trim() + ". " + Title.getText().trim()+ TodaysDate.getText().trim()+ UpdateDate.getText().trim()+ Url.getText().trim();    totalName.setText(fullString);   }  } } class Title extends JComponent // a class which is painting the main title (Biblio-Generator) {  public Title ()  {   repaint();  }  public void paint (Graphics g)// method to draw the title  {             Font font = new Font("Serif", Font.ITALIC, 40);// changes the titles text font and size         g.setFont(font); //changes the font           g.drawString("Bibliography Generator ", 50,30);// locates the position of the title and outputs it in the window (draws title).  }    }

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http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/layout/border.html

[Kyle]

All right thanks for the link...
Well i finished it and i got my programe to work
But Border layout is very limited... i was looking at grid layout but i have no idea how i can change it to grid layout.

code:

import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; public class project {  public static void main (String[] args)  {     WindowName frame = new WindowName();   frame.setSize (700, 300);     JPanel pane = (JPanel) frame.getContentPane();   frame.setVisible(true);  } } class WindowName extends JFrame implements ActionListener {  private JTextField AFirstName;  private JTextField ALastName;  private JTextField Title;  private JTextField TodaysDate;  private JTextField UpdateDate;  private JTextField Url;  private JTextField totalName;    public WindowName ()  {   super("Bibliography Generator");//this will give the window the name of (:Bibliogaphy Generatot")   //Organized content pane   JPanel pane = (JPanel) getContentPane();   //Create fields for I/O   AFirstName = new JTextField(15);   ALastName = new JTextField(15);   Title = new JTextField (30);   TodaysDate= new JTextField(20);   UpdateDate = new JTextField(20);   Url = new JTextField(60);   totalName = new JTextField(60);     // add labbled input fields   JPanel inFieldPane = new JPanel();   JPanel inFieldPane2 = new JPanel();     inFieldPane.add (new JLabel("First Name"));   inFieldPane.add(AFirstName);   AFirstName.addActionListener(this);     inFieldPane.add(new JLabel ("Last Name"));   inFieldPane.add (ALastName);   ALastName.addActionListener (this);     inFieldPane.add(new JLabel ("Article Title"));   inFieldPane.add (Title);   Title.addActionListener (this);       inFieldPane2.add(new JLabel ("DD Mo. YYYY day viewed"));   inFieldPane2.add(TodaysDate);   TodaysDate.addActionListener (this);     inFieldPane2.add (new JLabel ("Last Published DD Mo. YYYY"));   inFieldPane2.add(UpdateDate);   UpdateDate.addActionListener (this);   inFieldPane2.add(new JLabel ("URL"));   inFieldPane2.add(Url);   Url.addActionListener (this);       pane.add(inFieldPane,BorderLayout.PAGE_START);   pane.add(inFieldPane2, BorderLayout.LINE_START);     // Add Submission Button   JPanel submitPane = new JPanel();   JButton submitButton = new JButton ("Generate!");   submitButton.addActionListener (this);   submitPane.add (submitButton);   pane.add(submitPane, BorderLayout.LINE_END);     //Add Output Fields   JPanel outFieldPane = new JPanel();   outFieldPane.add (totalName);   pane.add(outFieldPane, BorderLayout.PAGE_END );     //Display the final product   pack();   setVisible(true);  }  public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)  {   //Displays Authers total name if and only if button was pushed   if ( e.getActionCommand ().equals ("Generate!"))   {    String fullString = ALastName.getText().trim() + " , " + AFirstName.getText().trim() + ". " + Title.getText().trim()+ TodaysDate.getText ().trim()+ UpdateDate.getText ().trim()+ Url.getText().trim();    totalName.setText(fullString);   }  } } class Title extends JComponent // a class which is painting the main title (Biblio-Generator) {  public Title ()  {   repaint();  }  public void paint (Graphics g)// method to draw the title  {           Font font = new Font("Serif", Font.ITALIC, 40);// changes the titles text font and size         g.setFont (font); //changes the font         g.drawString("Bibliography Generator ", 50,30);// locates the position of the title and outputs it in the window (draws title).  }    }