Bug 13661 Labels and widgets too far apart in preference pages
Build: 20020411 Steps: 1. Click on Window->Preferences 2. Open Java->Editor or Java->Compiler The widgets used to select options (Combo boxes or color selection boxes) are right-aligned, and the labels are left aligned, leaving a large space between. This problem is magnified if the user opens a page that is wider than the default width, "stretching" the preference page dialog box. It takes more than a glance for the user to realize which labels line up with which widgets. See the Ant->Console page for an example of a better layout. In Ant->Console, the widgets are aligned, but appear closer to their labels.
org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/ui/preferences/CompilerPreferencePage.java
updateControls();
		validateSettings(null, null);
		super.performDefaults();
	}
	
	private void updateControls() {
		
		for (int i= fCheckBoxes.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
			Button curr= (Button) fCheckBoxes.get(i);
			ControlData data= (ControlData) curr.getData();
					
			String currValue= (String) fWorkingValues.get(data.getKey());	
			curr.setSelection(data.getSelection(currValue) == 0);			
		}
		for (int i= fComboBoxes.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
			Combo curr= (Combo) fComboBoxes.get(i);
			ControlData data= (ControlData) curr.getData();
					
			String currValue= (String) fWorkingValues.get(data.getKey());	
			curr.select(data.getSelection(currValue));			
		}		
		
	}
	
	private void updateStatus(IStatus status) {
		setValid(!status.matches(IStatus.ERROR));
		StatusUtil.applyToStatusLine(this, status);
	}
}