My form for data input consists of labels with inputs, but the labels are localized so I am not sure about the length of text for different languages. To tackle this issue, I initially used a table layout:
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<label for="Text1">Short</label>
</td>
<td>
<input id="Text1" type="text" />
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<label for="Text1">Looooooooong</label>
</td>
<td>
<input id="Text2" type="text" />
</td>
</tr>
</table>
The table structure ensured that no matter the label length, the layout remained neat. However, using the table tag with non-tabular data is discouraged. This led me to explore alternative solutions using divs:
<div>
<div style="float:left; width:50px;"><label for="Text3">Short</label></div>
<div style="float:left;"><input id="Text3" type="text" /></div>
<br style="clear:left;" />
</div>
<div>
<div style="float:left; width:50px;"><label for="Text4">Looooooooong</label></div>
<div style="float:left;"><input id="Text4" type="text" /></div>
<br style="clear:left;" />
</div>
This solution required fixed size divs, which limited the flexibility of my UI space allocation. While I could set a large value for the label divs width, it was not ideal as I wanted the UI to take up only as much space as necessary. Seeking suggestions for better approaches!