[form-layout] Add row span

[stefanuebe]

Currently it is possible to add a colspan to the layout, but no rowspan. When having very wide form layouts it is sometimes necessary to place huge block components beside smaller ones and let them take multiple rows.

The example screenshot shows how the upper input fields and the tree take much more space than needed due to the rich text editor. With row span available, the tree could be placed aside the input fields in the top and provide more space on the bottom for the RTE.

This example screenshot shows the excepted outcome, when the tree would have been added to the form with a row span of 2.

[syampillai]

This is indeed a very useful feature.

[web-padawan]

This is not something that can be done with the existing implementation.

We might take this into account for future versions (maybe when we move to CSS grid).

[mpusinhol]

Hi guys, any updates on this feature?

[web-padawan]

We don't have any plans to add new features to vaadin-form-layout at this point of time.
Overall, improving layouts system is one of epics that we might consider in the future.