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Asked: 2026-06-03T22:22:57+00:00

I am writing a program that allows multiple users the share screenshots. Every time

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I am writing a program that allows multiple users the share screenshots. Every time a user connects, everyone who is participating in the “room” (a bunch of users that are able to receive screen shots from one another) becomes able to see a screen shot that the user takes. To be able to see the screen shot, the frame needs to split itself up so that there is a dedicated space for that user’s screen shots.

I decided to use a GridLayout because it splits components into equally-sized rectangles which is what I am looking for. The layout does exactly what I need it to, except there is one problem. If I my GridLayout configured that there are two rows and columns, the bottom-most row will still be split into two columns, even when there is only a single component. This is expected behavior, but is there a walk-around, preferably without using a different layout? I really like the simplicity of GridLayout. I have considered using a BorderLayout, but it is limited because there is a set amount of spaces where I can place items.

The format of the pictures wasn’t supported, so I could not embed them into this question.
Here is how the frame looks like it is full. I substituted the actual screen shots for buttons because I am just testing.

http://cl.ly/0N311g3w061P1B0W1T3s/Screen%20shot%202012-05-13%20at%204.23.25%20PM.png

Now here is how it looks when I remove a button from the bottom-most row:
http://cl.ly/2j3Z0V1r3w1S3F160j05/Screen%20shot%202012-05-13%20at%204.23.41%20PM.png

Here is how I would want the bottom-most row to look:
http://cl.ly/0J2R2y2L06151F0k0Y0i/Screen%20shot%202012-05-13%20at%204.24.11%20PM.png

How can I make the bottom-most row look like that? Keep in mind I still want the other rows to have two columns, but I only want the bottom-most one to have one column.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I decided to go with a slightly different approach. Since the separate screens are laid out really nicely using GridLayout when there are an even amount of screens, I decided to simply split up the screens into pages if there is an odd amount of screens.

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