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Which LayOut Manager is most suitable for my GUI?

I need to make the above GUI but I didn't know which layout I basically used the flow layout(easy) just to set up all my components first.

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  • I need to know the layout of the Components for selecting and the main(contentpane) – Brian Kymely Apr 05 '19 at 18:18
  • Stop thinking of 'which layout for GUI?' and start thinking 'which layout for a ***part*** of a GUI?'. It is rare that the view a user sees, will be composed using a single layout. E.G. That GUI seen in the first image uses at least 11 different panels. While some panels might use the same **type** of layout, it must be using a total of at least 11 layouts. – Andrew Thompson Apr 05 '19 at 19:11
  • yes I did have several panels 13 to be exact they have a blue border(should have probably used a distinguishable one). But what should I possibly use for the last main panel (called Components for selecting ) – Brian Kymely Apr 05 '19 at 19:30
  • *"But what should I possibly use for the last main panel (called Components for selecting )"* That question (which should have a question mark) should be included in the main question. Please [edit] to add it. The "Components for Selecting" would be well suited to a `GridBagLayout` given it has four sections, but neither the cloumns nor rows are of the same size (which if they were, would suggest a `GridLayout`). – Andrew Thompson Apr 05 '19 at 20:02
  • Break the design into small, easy to layout containers. See some examples of this technique : [1](https://stackoverflow.com/a/55511724/3992939), [2](https://stackoverflow.com/a/47368681/3992939), [3](https://stackoverflow.com/a/51342131/3992939) – c0der Apr 06 '19 at 13:20

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