[Bug 310450] New: JJ: Form labels next to input fields should be right-aligned as stated in the HIG

[Thomas Fischer]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=310450

            Bug ID: 310450
          Severity: wishlist
               URL: http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Usability/HIG/Form_La
                    bel_Alignment#Dialog_Alignment
           Version: unspecified
          Priority: NOR
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
           Summary: JJ: Form labels next to input fields should be
                    right-aligned as stated in the HIG
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: All
          Reporter: fischer at unix-ag.uni-kl.de
          Hardware: Other
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
         Component: general
           Product: kde

The KDE HIG on form label alignment [1] recommends to right-align labels next
to their "buddy" input fields. Historically, a QGridLayout was chosen in such
cases, which makes the label left-aligned. An example is the composer window of
KMail, where labels for "To" or "Subject" are aligned left along the left
window border and thus have a varying spacing to their line edits on the right.
The modern approach is to use a QFormLayout, which depending on the platform
(KDE, Gnome, Windows, Mac) chooses the right label alignment.
In cases where a QFormLayout is not a viable option and a QGridLayout has to be
kept in use, labels can be aligned using a call like
label->setAlignment((Qt::Alignment)label->style()->styleHint(QStyle::SH_FormLayoutLabelAlignment));

This bug report makes a fine Junior Job, as the necessary changes are local and
can be done by new programmers without application-specific knowledge (in most
cases). I would assume that this bug report will stay "work in progress"
indefinitely as there will be always applications which do not follow the HIG.

Furthermore, it may be argued that this specific label alignment problem is
only a minor UX issue, but it is still a problem and if we want to take our own
HIG serious, we should do something about this.

[1]
http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Usability/HIG/Form_Label_Alignment#Dialog_Alignment

Reproducible: Always

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