Question

My application is currently too large for the window(monitor). I’ve built a scrollbar into the application to accommodate it but it still extends over the window rather than use the scrollbar. Originally, the initialization of the outer frame calls pack(), then setVisible(true).

I’ve tried to set the size of the frame but it doesn’t seem to have an effect. The outer frame is a Masthead, and I call getWindow() on it to set size. Calling mframe.getWindow().setSize(640, 480); doesn’t do anything.

This is the current behavior:

This is what I’d like:

EDIT: what’s a good way for setting the app to full screen on startup?

Answer 1

I’ve tried to set the size of the frame but it doesn’t seem to have an effect.

That’s because you called pack on the window. pack() sets the component’s size to be the maximum of an components it contains, which makes your setSize() useless.

From the api:

pack() Causes this Window to be sized to fit the preferred size and layouts of its subcomponents.