Is that is a bug with CheckBox in android?

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I am using 2.1 android version. I was creating a check box and I saw something Strange with checkbox. When I put android:padding="5dp" the check box shown as

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But the text should be shown next to checkbox. When I remove padding Its looks fine. Is that mean it is a bug or I am taking it in a wrong sense?

<CheckBox
        android:id="@+id/checkbox"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="left"
        android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
        android:padding="5dp"
        android:text="Select the checkbox"
        android:textColor="@color/black" />

Just again test after removing "android:layout_marginLeft="10dp" but result is same. — Arslan Anwar, Dec 01 '11 at 20:21

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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It's more of a bad implementation on Google's part. The answer to this question will have your solution: Android - Spacing between CheckBox and text

edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

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answered Dec 01 '11 at 20:23

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Thanks , I read that link in details and got my pint. It's really bad as Google leave such a unexpected behaviors for us. – Arslan Anwar Dec 01 '11 at 20:28

zstart · Answer 2 · 2014-10-28T12:44:20.483

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Instead of

android:layout_gravity="left"

you can try

android:gravity="center"

It did the work for me.

edited Oct 28 '14 at 12:44

answered Oct 28 '14 at 12:34

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Is that is a bug with CheckBox in android?

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