UI Change in Swing application across platforms

Question

My Swing Application's GUI is built using Window Builder Pro GUI editor. Layouts used are MigLayout and AbsoluteLayout . Application is developed using Windows Machine, So UI is well aligned and neat in Windows , but when I run the same application in Mac OS X , Application's Frame couldn't accommodate the components inside its bounds . I mean, size of Components inside the frame changes across platforms. When I give extra space(Increased frame bounds), it looks nice in Mac but weird in Windows . Is there any way to have Frame or Panel to grow with respect to its contents or Components .

Answer 1

Don't use the absolute layout. Layout managers are used precisely to avoid the kind of problems that you're facing.

Answer 2

Assuming you used AbsoluteLayout because none of the existing layout managers suited your needs,

Have a look at Creating a Custom Layout Manager and use one instead of AbsoluteLayout.(Before that make sure none of the present layout managers suit your need)