Visual Editor vs Manual code
- by Albinoswordfish
I'm not sure how it is using other frameworks but this questions is strictly regarding Java swing.
Is it better to use a Visual Editor to place objects or to manually code the placement of the objects onto the frame (Layout managers or null layouts)?
From my experience I've had a lot of trouble using Visual editors when it comes to different screen resolutions or changing the window size. Using manual code to place objects I've found that my GUIs behave a lot better with regard to the screen size issue. However when I want to change a small part of my GUI it takes a lot more work compared to using a visual editor
Just wondering what people's thoughts were on this?