Form field Floating labels gaps not customizable and not taking into account the label actual size
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- TypeScript
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Description
#### Feature Description
So here is the thing. Since no dense mode and since we have a custom looking material inputs, I had to make my own customization on the scss theme of the form field. The problem appeared when I changed the font size and the font itself of the floating label. Suddenly I saw that the borders are overlapping the text.
```
const floatingLabelScale = 0.75;
const outlineGapPadding = 5;
```
these values are based on some assumption that the label size will never be customized.
Now, in order to override this behavior I had to create my own directive that changes the values
and recalculate the gaps.
So I would like to request a change of this logic to calculate gaps dynamically, or to expose these 2 numbers as inputs or something that can be changed from outside. I'm ok with an injection token as well.
#### Use Case
In order to allow more customization features and be able to change the font-size of the floating label.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the Angular Material form-field implementation that defines floating-label scaling and outline gap values, then reproduce the issue with a custom label font and size. Determine whether the gaps should be calculated dynamically or exposed for configuration; done means customized labels no longer overlap the borders.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, scss, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100