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Bug 152098

Summary: Too much padding everywhere.
Product: platform Reporter: itstony <itstony>
Component: Window SystemAssignee: issues@platform <issues>
Status: NEW ---    
Severity: blocker CC: ppis
Priority: P3    
Version: 5.x   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://i34.tinypic.com/k01w2f.png
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT Exception Reporter:

Description itstony 2008-11-01 17:45:31 UTC 
Hi!

I love using netbeans. This editor is sky-rocketing into great places. It is truly an editor to be reckoned with. It is
very clear that the people who are developing know there thing, however I would like to give my opinion as an outside. I
whole-heartedly believe that other people may be griped by this too, however never had the motivation to create an issue.

Not to sound too opinionated, but I feel that shrinking the padding around these widgets would create more screenspace
and result in a much cleaner, tighter UI.

I don't know if people have mentioned this before, however a gripe with a lot of java UI's is the bulky widgets. The
padding is overdone, and in so many places, it swallows up screen real estate on a notebook like no one's business.
Comment 1 Peter Pis 2008-11-02 22:08:19 UTC 
It seems to be related to look and feel you use. What L&F do you use?
Comment 2 itstony 2008-11-03 01:39:56 UTC 
*Doesn't* change padding, just color schemes, at least when I used it. (6.5 RC 2)
Comment 3 Peter Pis 2008-11-03 09:57:27 UTC 
"core" could you please evaluate?