You use the default Nimbus Swing look and feel?
public class SwingEnvironment extends org.eclipse.scout.rt.ui.swing.DefaultSwingEnvironment { @Override public int getFormRowHeight() { return 40; } }
org.eclipse.scout.rt.ui.swing.AbstractSwingEnvironment.createStatusLabel(IFormField)
m_label.setVerticalTextPosition(SwingConstants.CENTER)