FormLayout odd control snapping 7.4 on 3.5.2

[diltonm]

Using Eclipse 3.5.2 and the new 7.4.

When I try to position a TextBox near and horizontally aligned with a Label, the designer insists on dropping the TextBox where it wants, not where I want. Attaching a screenshot to show what I'm discussing.

[Alexander.Mitin]

I guess if you overlap the Label by the Text then the move operation cancelled. Can you provide the class which you edit?
As an option, you can use 'classic' style of FormLayout editing (see WindowBuilder Preferences->SWT->Layouts->FormLayout->FormLayout editing mode): it hasn't got any AI and allows you to do just everything

[diltonm]

Thanks for the tip. In the interest of finishing the window I switched to a GridLayout. I use the Classic, I can't get the AI to work (right) when I use Automatic.

[Eric Clayberg]

GridLayout is typically always a better choice than FormLayout for building form-based UIs (even though the names might lead you to conclude otherwise).