Re: Are VerticalPanel and HorizontalPanel (informally) deprecated in GWT 2.0?

2013-03-28 Thread Michael Prentice
That's a great question. I would like to know where this stands today. On Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:10:19 AM UTC-5, Δημήτρης Μενούνος wrote: > > I hope not! There is nothing wrong with using Components backed by > tables. Especially in the context of building complex web-app UIs, > where floated

Re: Are VerticalPanel and HorizontalPanel (informally) deprecated in GWT 2.0?

2010-03-13 Thread dmen
I hope not! There is nothing wrong with using Components backed by tables. Especially in the context of building complex web-app UIs, where floated divs won't cut it. So we are left with absolute positioning and / or tables. Absolute layout can be more precise but also perform worse. Personally I u

Are VerticalPanel and HorizontalPanel (informally) deprecated in GWT 2.0?

2010-03-12 Thread Marty Hall
Now that we have LayoutPanel and its derivatives, are we supposed to eschew VerticalPanel and HorizontalPanel because they use HTML tables behind the scenes? If so, what is the right approach to use now? I suppose I can mimic HorizontalPanel with a FlowPanel and inline display style, and mimic Ver