Flow Layout Problem

From: angussc2 (a_at_b.com)
Date: 06/25/04 

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:31:03 +0100

Hi, I have what I think is a relitavely simple problem:

I have a bigger application with multiple JPanels etc but have scaled it
down for the example below...

When I resize the window so that it is too small to fit all the buttons on
screen horizontally I would like the buttons to re-organise themselves on
screen in the way they would do if they were just directly on the JFrame
rather than in a couple of JPanels.

If possible I would like a reason for this behaviour and a way to make the
buttons react like this:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorialJWS/uiswing/layout/example-1dot4/FlowLayoutDemo.jnlp
when they are underneath multiple JPanels.

Thanks
Angus

public class Application extends javax.swing.JFrame {

    /** Creates new form Application */
    public Application() {
        initComponents();
    }

    private void initComponents() {
        jPanel2 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton2 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton3 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton4 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton6 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton5 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton7 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton8 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButton9 = new javax.swing.JButton();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        jPanel2.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());

        jButton1.setText("jButton1");
        jPanel1.add(jButton1);

        jButton2.setText("jButton2");
        jPanel1.add(jButton2);

        jButton3.setText("jButton3");
        jPanel1.add(jButton3);

        jButton4.setText("jButton4");
        jPanel1.add(jButton4);

        jButton6.setText("jButton6");
        jPanel1.add(jButton6);

        jButton5.setText("jButton5");
        jPanel1.add(jButton5);

        jButton7.setText("jButton7");
        jPanel1.add(jButton7);

        jButton8.setText("jButton8");
        jPanel1.add(jButton8);

        jButton9.setText("jButton9");
        jPanel1.add(jButton9);

        jPanel2.add(jPanel1, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);

        getContentPane().add(jPanel2, java.awt.BorderLayout.NORTH);

        pack();
    }

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        new Application().show();
    }

    // Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton2;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton3;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton4;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton5;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton6;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton7;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton8;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButton9;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel2;
    // End of variables declaration

}