Ext.override(Ext.layout.FormLayout, {
	// enable Field prefix / suffix (additional text before/after the input element)
	// by @tof -- http://extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15252
	renderItem : function(c, position, target) {
		if (c && !c.rendered && c.isFormField && c.inputType != 'hidden') {
			var args = [
				c.id,
				c.fieldLabel + (c.allowBlank? '' : '<span class="x-form-field-asterisk"> * </span>'),

				// bugfix for "FormLayout labelStyle breaks hideLabels, labelAlign and labelWidth"
				// by @condor -- http://www.extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?p=228652#post228652
				(this.labelStyle || '') + ';' + (c.labelStyle || ''),

				this.elementStyle || '',
				typeof c.labelSeparator == 'undefined' ? this.labelSeparator : c.labelSeparator,
				(c.itemCls || this.container.itemCls || '') + (c.hideLabel ? ' x-hide-label' : ''),
				c.clearCls || 'x-form-clear-left'
			];
			if (typeof position == 'number') {
				position = target.dom.childNodes[position] || null;
			}
			if (position) {
				this.fieldTpl.insertBefore(position, args);
			} else {
				this.fieldTpl.append(target, args);
			}

			var newEl,
				fEl = Ext.get('x-form-el-' + c.id);

			c.render(fEl);

			if (c.prefix) { // Field prefix
				if (c.isXType('trigger')) {
					newEl = c.wrap.insertHtml('afterBegin',  '<span>' + c.prefix + '&nbsp;</span>', true);
					c.el.setWidth(c.el.getWidth() - c.trigger.getWidth() - newEl.getWidth());
				} else {
					newEl = fEl.insertHtml('afterBegin',  '<span>' + c.prefix + '&nbsp;</span>', true);
					c.el.setWidth(c.el.getWidth() - newEl.getWidth());
				}
			}

			if (c.suffix) { // custom field suffix addition by @tof
				if (c.isXType('trigger')) {
					newEl = c.wrap.insertHtml('beforeEnd', '<span>&nbsp;' + c.suffix + '</span>', true);
					c.el.setWidth(c.el.getWidth() - c.trigger.getWidth() - newEl.getWidth());
				} else {
					newEl = fEl.insertHtml('beforeEnd', '<span>&nbsp;' + c.suffix + '</span>', true);
					c.el.setWidth(c.el.getWidth() - newEl.getWidth());
				}
			}
		} else {
			Ext.layout.FormLayout.superclass.renderItem.apply(this, arguments);
		}
	}
});