Question

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

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" />

Answer 1

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