Turn off IntelliJ GUI Builder auto-arrangement?
How can I disable automatic arranging in the GUI builder in IntelliJ? I can only arrange it in specific positions, but can I turn that off, or is there another option? Perhaps a different GUI builder?
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For each component you add to your GUI, you can assign your own layout manager (select your component in the Component Tree and then look under its properties). Here you can choose from:
Plan best in advance how to structure your surface and then box layouts by using container components (such as JPanel ) intertwined.
but can I also somehow remove the layout or set something so that I can place the elements?
This is not the concept of swing. The Layout Managers not only provide an orderly distribution of the components but also help with the size calculation for the frame. The aim is to provide user-friendly surfaces which can be used for any user as possible.
If you do not want to deal with Swing, you should actually look for another UI conversion. For example, you could create a web interface (web application / JavaFX + WebView / Swing + JxBrowser). While I would also be discouraged from absolute positions, because if you change the size of the window (which should always be possible!), elements quickly slide together (overlap) and make the application so invaluable.