How to set SWT label padding?

Question

When i assign text to my Labels , they wrap around it very tightly, sometimes cutting the lower edges off 'p', 'y' and alike. I would like to have some padding between text and border. I am using a TableWrapLayout for the parent Composite and TableWrapData for the Labels

    TableWrapLayout layout = new TableWrapLayout();
    layout.numColumns = 2;
    layout.bottomMargin = 10;
    layout.topMargin = 10;
    client.setLayout(layout);

    Label label= toolkit.createLabel(client, "", SWT.NONE);

We are using the FormToolkit for consistent design, IMHO this has no influence on border painting

Answer 1

Layout (such as GridLayout) and LayoutData (eg GridData) objects in SWT can only control spacing outside a control (so they may only set margins, not padding). In order to change control side itself you can only use setSize() and setBound() .

Answer 2

(Answer many years later, but still an answer...)

CLabel cl = new CLabel(shell, SWT.CENTER);
int padding = 5;
cl.setMargins(padding, padding, padding, padding);

Answer 3

Quoting my answer to a similar question:

I also wrestled with this issue. Label does not support padding. I wound up using StyledText instead.

  final StyledText text = new StyledText(parent, SWT.WRAP); final int padding = 5; text.setLeftMargin(padding); text.setRightMargin(padding); text.setTopMargin(padding); text.setBottomMargin(padding); text.setWordWrap(true); text.setCaret(null); 

This did the trick for me.