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button size/insets

I have a button with only one character as text. I want this button as small as possible. How can I change its insets ?

- button.getInsets().set(0, 0, 0, 0) doesn't seem to work
- if I do button.setBorder(null) - I get the smallest possible size which is what I want, but I lose, of course, the button's nice look

Thanks

CEHJ

Use a smaller font ?

Mick Barry

you could use a narrower border but that doesn't save you much.

hapciu

ASKER

exactly. how do i change the border's size/insets without really knowing the border's type ? well button.getInsets() or button.getBorder().getBorderInsets() and change those you say... but it don't work.

Just try this:
JButton b = new JButton("I");
// add the button to your favourite container and see how excessively wide it is :)
System.out.println(b.getInsets());
b.getInsets().left = 0;
b.getInsets().right = 0;
System.out.println(b.getInsets());

... nothin

And I'd like this to work on all L&Fs :)

Mick Barry

you don't need to know the border size, you only need to set it to whatever border you want.

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hapciu

ASKER

I found out myself just now - one trick is to extend Jbutton and overwrite getInsets() to return what you want - in my case new Insets(2, 2, 2, 2)

TimYates' solution is shorter though - I should've searched the Javadoc more careful (now where's that "I'm ashamed" emoticon ?)

TimYates

:-)

hehe, good luck!!

Tim