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The problem

How should components be laid out within a container?
(Why is this a problem? Because platforms may differ in screen size / resolution)

Layout Managers are AWT classes that encapsulate policies for laying out components in a container
Can ensure that the arrangement of objects within a window will remain proportional regardless of changes in window dimensions.
Example of general OOD strategy of putting
rules/policies in a coordinator/referee class.
A layout manager is always associated
with a container

GUI Layout