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diff --git a/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/FormLayout.java b/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/FormLayout.java
index fe972db98b..d822887fa9 100644
--- a/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/FormLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/itmill/toolkit/ui/FormLayout.java
@@ -4,8 +4,29 @@
package com.itmill.toolkit.ui;
+/**
+ * FormLayout is used by {@link Form} to layout fields. It may also be used
+ * separately without {@link Form}.
+ *
+ * FormLayout is a close relative to vertical {@link OrderedLayout}, but in
+ * FormLayout caption is rendered on left side of component. Required and
+ * validation indicators are between captions and fields.
+ *
+ * FormLayout does not currently support some advanced methods from
+ * OrderedLayout like setExpandRatio and setComponentAlignment.
+ *
+ * FormLayout by default has component spacing on. Also margin top and margin
+ * bottom are by default on.
+ *
+ */
public class FormLayout extends OrderedLayout {
+ public FormLayout() {
+ super();
+ setSpacing(true);
+ setMargin(true, false, true, false);
+ }
+
public String getTag() {
return "formlayout";
}