Here's a problem that's been bugging me for a while.
I need a resizable Swing JFrame, but only at a fixed ratio based on one of its components
That is, if the height of the component is doubled the width must be exactly doubled as well.
Imagine, for instance, that the window contains a picture. The user should be able to click and drag the usual grow box to expand or shrink the window. As the user does this, the picture in the window should grow or shrink accordingly. However, the user cannot increase the height of the window without increasing the width proportionately and vice versa. In other words the ratio of the component restricts how the user can grow the window. A couple of key points:
Any ideas? I'll offer a free copy of Java Network Programming (or another one of my books of your choosing) to the first reader who responds with a real solution to the problem.
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