I couldn't see a way of incorporating this into s:decorate - I assume you are suggesting: <h:panelGrid columns="2"> | <s:decorate> | <f:facet name="label"> | ... | </f:facet> | <h:inputText ... /> | </s:decorate> | </h:panelGrid> as this actually involves adding/removing components to/from the tree (which is tricky). I can't see an issue with custom components and s:layoutForm - all it does is create a two column table, place the label facet in the left hand column, the s:decorate in the righthand column, and optionally create an extra row for the belows. You can style the table as you like (with style/styleClass) but the rows and cells can't be styled. What sort of issues were you thinking of? View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4028405#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...