Insets and Layout Objects

• An inset gives a top, bottom, left and right border within which a Container lays out its contents.
• Insets should probably be treated as readonly

• Geometry layout is done by an associated Layout object
• Layout objects include
  • BorderLayout - NSEW layout
  • FlowLayout - left-to-right with overflow
  • GridLayout - regular rectangular grid
  • GridBagLayout - general gridded layout
• CardLayout allows ``flipping'' through a set of ``cards''

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Jan Newmarch