| :: Tips & Tricks ::ConsistencyTo design consistently over panels, team members, projects and platforms:
    	Favor factories over builders
    	Favor builders over a pure FormLayout use
    	Favor logical sizes over constant sizes
    	Avoid pixel-sizes
    	Make your layouts stable - use bounded sizes
    	Follow a layout style guide
     Good Design Practices
    	Group columns where appropriate
    	Group component rows
    	Balance your design
    	Consider to use symmetry
    	Favor white space over separators
    	Favor separators over TitledBorders
    	Remove visual clutter
    	Reduce your design to its essence
    	Add white space where appropriate
    	Use aesthetic aspect ratios
	 Good Implementation Practices
		Favor factories over builders
		Favor specialized over general builders
		Favor a panel border over border cols/rows
		Favor a logical border over constant borders
		Use a simple grid; extract complex sublayouts
		Make your layout easy to read:
			
				favor string col/row specifications over object specs
				format your layout specification
				format your builder code to reflect the layout grid
				specify columns statically
			Make simple layouts easy to understand:
			
				specify rows statically if there are only a couple of rows
				favor row numbers over row variables
				favor static cell constraints over tricky builder cursor commands
				You should have more components than builder commands
			Make larger layouts easy to modify:
			
				favor row variables over row numbers 
				favor the DefaultFormBuilder over PanelBuilder
			Favor using and vending JPanels over extending JPanel
	 Precise Layout    	
    	Favor non-pixel sizes over pixel-sizes
    	Favor Forms builders over the FormLayout
		Favor a single layout over nested layouts
    	Group component rows
		Override a component's min/pref size methods judiciously
		Avoid to set a component's min/pref (pixel) size
    	Use look&feels that provide a precise micro-design
     General Advice on BuildersWrite layout code that is easy to understand!
    Explicit row specifications and cell constraints make your 
    layout easier to understand - but harder to maintain.
    It is temptive to use the DefaultFormBuilder all the time and
    to let it add rows automatically. Use a simpler style if
    it increases the code readability.If the predefined builders don't fit your needs, write your own!
    
    
     
    The given code is meant to assist you, but it should in no way
    stiffle your creativity. 
    The Forms implementation just reflects the current state of 
    my findings about good design and implementation practices. 
    If you've found something other useful, don't hesitate to extend 
    the Forms. I would appreciate if you send me your extension.
        
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