Help with GUI layout

hello i have been having some trouble with my GUI layout because i am just starting out. I am creating a simple game with JPanels... could someone please help me to turn

This

http://www.bellamusicent.com/present.gif

Into

That

http://www.bellamusicent.com/final.gif

P.S. the code for the present state is

// The "NumericalColiseum" class.

import java.awt.*;//abstract window toolkit - GUI Tools

import java.awt.event.*;//allows mouse interaction

import javax.swing.*;//updated java GUI tools/

publicclass NumericalColiseumimplements ActionListener

{

//overall frame

FrameBase fb;

JButton btnHercules, btnSpartacus, btnNewGame;

JButton btnRandom, btnOrdered;

JLabel lblGameOrderTitle, lblPlayerNameTitle, lblRollNum, lblMessage, lblHerculesName, lblSpartacusName, lblHerculesRoll, lblSpartacusRoll;

JLabel lblWinnerMessage, lblInstructionTitle, lblInstructionText, lblSpaceGameOrder, lblSpacePlayer1, lblSpaceRoll1, lblSpacePlayer2, lblSpaceRoll2, lblSpacePlayer3, lblSpaceRoll3;

JLabel lblnumWinsTitle, lblHerculesGamesWon, lblSpartacusGamesWon, lblTitle, lblGamesWonTitle;

JLabel lblSpaceBlank1, lblSpaceBlank2, lblSpaceBlank3, lblSpaceBlank4, lblSpaceBlank5;

JLabel lblHerculesBoard[], lblBlankHerc[];

JLabel lblSpartacusBoard[], lblBlankSpar[];

JPanel pnlTitle, pnlMain, pnlNewGame, pnlGameOrder, pnlPlayerInfo, pnlInstructions, pnlHercules, pnlSpartacus, pnlMainSpacer, pnlWinner, pnlControl;

Font fntTitle, fntMain, fntLabel, fntValues, fntNewGame, fntGameOrder, fntWinner, fntMessage, fntHercules, fntSpartacus, fntRandom, fntOrdered;

int HerculesRoll, SpartacusRoll;

int HerculesGamesWon, SpartacusGamesWon;

int displayNum;

String displayStr;

public NumericalColiseum (String name)

{

// set up main frame

fb =new FrameBase ();

//set up main screen

Container contentPane = fb.getContentPane ();

contentPane.setLayout (new BorderLayout ());

//set up the fonts

fntTitle =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 35);

fntMain =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 12);

fntValues =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 12);

fntLabel =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 14);

fntNewGame =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 15);

fntGameOrder =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 14);

fntWinner =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 20);

fntMessage =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 25);

fntHercules =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 12);

fntSpartacus =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 12);

fntRandom =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 12);

fntOrdered =new Font ("Helvetica", Font.BOLD, 12);

lblTitle =new JLabel ("Numerical Coliseum", 0);

lblTitle.setFont (fntTitle);

lblMessage =new JLabel ("Click new game to begin your destiny", 0);

lblMessage.setFont (fntMessage);

pnlTitle =new JPanel ();

pnlTitle.setLayout (new GridLayout (2, 4));

pnlTitle.add (lblTitle);

pnlTitle.add (lblMessage);

pnlMain =new JPanel ();

pnlMain.setLayout (new GridLayout (3, 1));

pnlMain.setFont (fntMain);

//Hercules panel

pnlHercules =new JPanel ();

pnlHercules.setLayout (new GridLayout (1, 23));

btnHercules =new JButton ("Hercules");

btnHercules.setSize(5,1);

btnHercules.setFont (fntMain);

pnlHercules.add (btnHercules);

lblHerculesBoard =new JLabel [12];

for (int i = 0 ; i < 12 ; i++)

{

displayNum = i + 1;

displayStr = Integer.toString (displayNum);

lblHerculesBoard [i] =new JLabel (displayStr, 0);

lblHerculesBoard [i].setFont (fntMain);

lblHerculesBoard [i].setOpaque (true);

lblHerculesBoard [i].setBackground (Color.black);

lblHerculesBoard [i].setForeground (Color.yellow);

}

lblBlankHerc =new JLabel [12];

for (int i = 0 ; i < 12 ; i++)

{

displayNum = i + 2;

lblBlankHerc [i] =new JLabel (" ");

lblBlankHerc [i].setFont (fntMain);

lblBlankHerc [i].setOpaque (false);

}

for (int i = 1 ; i < 12 ; i++)

{

pnlHercules.add (lblHerculesBoard [i]);

pnlHercules.add (lblBlankHerc [i]);

}

pnlMain.add (pnlHercules);

//spacer panel

pnlMainSpacer =new JPanel ();

pnlMainSpacer.setLayout (new GridLayout (1, 23));

pnlMain.add (pnlMainSpacer);

//Spartacus Panel

pnlSpartacus =new JPanel ();

pnlSpartacus.setLayout (new GridLayout (1, 23));

btnSpartacus =new JButton ("Spartacus");

btnHercules.setSize(5,1);

pnlSpartacus.add (btnSpartacus);

btnSpartacus.setFont (fntMain);

lblSpartacusBoard =new JLabel [12];

for (int i = 0 ; i < 12 ; i++)

{

displayNum = i + 1;

displayStr = Integer.toString (displayNum);

lblSpartacusBoard [i] =new JLabel (displayStr, 0);

lblSpartacusBoard [i].setFont (fntMain);

lblSpartacusBoard [i].setOpaque (true);

lblSpartacusBoard [i].setBackground (Color.black);

lblSpartacusBoard [i].setForeground (Color.red);

}

lblBlankSpar =new JLabel [12];

for (int i = 0 ; i < 12 ; i++)

{

displayNum = i + 2;

lblBlankSpar [i] =new JLabel (" ");

lblBlankSpar [i].setFont (fntMain);

lblBlankSpar [i].setOpaque (false);

}

for (int i = 1 ; i < 12 ; i++)

{

pnlSpartacus.add (lblSpartacusBoard [i]);

pnlSpartacus.add (lblBlankSpar [i]);

}

pnlMain.add (pnlSpartacus);

//bottom row

pnlControl =new JPanel ();

pnlControl.setLayout (new GridLayout (1, 4));

//new game

pnlNewGame =new JPanel ();

pnlNewGame.setLayout (new GridLayout (2, 1));

btnNewGame =new JButton ("New Game");

btnNewGame.setFont (fntNewGame);

pnlNewGame.add (btnNewGame);

//subpanel

pnlGameOrder =new JPanel ();

pnlGameOrder.setLayout (new GridLayout (4, 1));

lblGameOrderTitle =new JLabel ("Game Order");

lblGameOrderTitle.setFont (fntGameOrder);

btnRandom =new JButton ("Random");

btnRandom.setFont (fntRandom);

lblSpaceGameOrder =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpaceGameOrder.setFont (fntLabel);

btnOrdered =new JButton ("Ordered");

btnOrdered.setFont (fntOrdered);

//adding to pnlGameOrder

pnlGameOrder.add(lblGameOrderTitle);

pnlGameOrder.add(btnRandom);

pnlGameOrder.add(lblSpaceGameOrder);

pnlGameOrder.add(btnOrdered);

//adding panels game order to new game

pnlNewGame.add (pnlGameOrder);

//adding panel new game to control

pnlControl.add(pnlNewGame);

//panel player roll

pnlPlayerInfo =new JPanel ();

pnlPlayerInfo.setLayout (new GridLayout (4, 5));

lblPlayerNameTitle =new JLabel ("Player Name");

lblPlayerNameTitle.setFont (fntLabel);

lblSpacePlayer1 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpacePlayer1.setFont (fntLabel);

lblRollNum =new JLabel ("Roll");

lblRollNum.setFont (fntLabel);

lblSpaceRoll1 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpaceRoll1.setFont (fntLabel);

lblGamesWonTitle =new JLabel ("Games Won");

lblGamesWonTitle.setFont (fntLabel);

lblHerculesName =new JLabel ("Hercules");

lblHerculesName.setFont (fntValues);

lblSpacePlayer2 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpacePlayer2.setFont (fntLabel);

lblHerculesRoll =new JLabel ("0");

lblHerculesRoll.setFont (fntValues);

lblSpaceRoll2 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpaceRoll2.setFont (fntLabel);

lblHerculesGamesWon =new JLabel ("0");

lblHerculesGamesWon.setFont (fntValues);

lblSpaceBlank1 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpaceBlank1.setFont (fntValues);

lblSpaceBlank2 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpaceBlank2.setFont (fntValues);

lblSpaceBlank3 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpaceBlank3.setFont (fntValues);

lblSpaceBlank4 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpaceBlank4.setFont (fntValues);

lblSpaceBlank5 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpaceBlank5.setFont (fntValues);

lblSpartacusName =new JLabel ("Spartacus");

lblSpartacusName.setFont (fntValues);

lblSpacePlayer3 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpacePlayer3.setFont (fntLabel);

lblSpartacusRoll =new JLabel ("0");

lblSpartacusRoll.setFont (fntValues);

lblSpaceRoll3 =new JLabel (" ");

lblSpaceRoll3.setFont (fntLabel);

lblSpartacusGamesWon =new JLabel ("0");

lblSpartacusGamesWon.setFont (fntValues);

//adding to pnlPlyerInfo

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblPlayerNameTitle);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpacePlayer1);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblRollNum);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpaceRoll1);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblGamesWonTitle);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblHerculesName);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpacePlayer2);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblHerculesRoll);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpaceRoll2);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblHerculesGamesWon);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpaceBlank1);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpaceBlank2);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpaceBlank3);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpaceBlank4);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpaceBlank5);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpartacusName);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpacePlayer3);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpartacusRoll);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpaceRoll3);

pnlPlayerInfo.add (lblSpartacusGamesWon);

//adding pnlPlayerInfo to pnlControl

pnlControl.add(pnlPlayerInfo);

//pnlInstructions

pnlInstructions =new JPanel ();

pnlInstructions.setLayout (new GridLayout (2, 1));

lblInstructionTitle =new JLabel ("Instructions");

lblInstructionTitle.setFont (fntLabel);

lblInstructionText =new JLabel("This is Numerical colisueum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Mauris ut risus. Quisque non nisl. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Aliquam lobortis tempor tortor. Phasellus sed massa. Duis nonummy, nisl ac pharetra ultrices, tortor mi viverra est, in pharetra massa pede sed velit. Morbi nulla. Nulla facilisis dignissim est. Ut dapibus sapien et purus. ");

lblInstructionText.setFont (fntValues);

//adding to pnlInstructions

pnlInstructions.add (lblInstructionTitle);

pnlInstructions.add (lblInstructionText);

//adding pnlInstructions to pnlControl

pnlControl.add(pnlInstructions);

//pnlWinner

pnlWinner =new JPanel ();

pnlWinner.setLayout (new GridLayout (1, 1));

lblWinnerMessage =new JLabel ("This Player is a Winner");

lblWinnerMessage.setFont (fntWinner);

//adding pnlWinner to pnlControl

pnlControl.add(pnlWinner);

//final adding

contentPane.add (pnlTitle,"North");

contentPane.add (pnlMain,"Center");

contentPane.add (pnlControl,"South");

fb.setSize (1000, 500);

fb.setVisible (true);

fb.show ();

}// Constructor

publicvoid actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)

{

}

publicstaticvoid main (String[] args)

{

new NumericalColiseum ("");

}//main method

}// NumericalColiseum class

[17645 byte] By [Scholara] at [2007-10-2 20:22:40]

Java programming resources: FAQs, tutorials, compiler and browser download sites, documentation, books lists, IDEs, etc.

Help with GUI layout

Desktop New Topic

Desktop Hot Topic

Desktop

All Classified