diff --git a/src/dialogs/adduseriddialog.cpp b/src/dialogs/adduseriddialog.cpp
index 98b98842f..f23546312 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/adduseriddialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/adduseriddialog.cpp
@@ -1,255 +1,253 @@
 /* -*- mode: c++; c-basic-offset:4 -*-
     dialogs/adduseriddialog.cpp
 
     This file is part of Kleopatra, the KDE keymanager
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 g10 Code GmbH
     SPDX-FileContributor: Ingo Klöcker <dev@ingo-kloecker.de>
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 
 #include <config-kleopatra.h>
 
 #include "adduseriddialog.h"
 
 #include "utils/accessibility.h"
 #include "view/errorlabel.h"
 #include "view/formtextinput.h"
 #include "view/htmllabel.h"
 
 #include <utils/validation.h>
 
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KMessageBox>
 #include <KSeparator>
 #include <KSharedConfig>
 
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
 #include <QGridLayout>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QValidator>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 
 #include "kleopatra_debug.h"
 
 using namespace Kleo;
 
 namespace
 {
 QString buildUserId(const QString &name, const QString &email)
 {
    if (name.isEmpty()) {
        return email;
    } else if (email.isEmpty()) {
        return name;
    } else {
        return QStringLiteral("%1 <%2>").arg(name, email);
    }
 }
 }
 
 class AddUserIDDialog::Private
 {
     friend class ::Kleo::AddUserIDDialog;
     AddUserIDDialog *const q;
 
     struct {
         std::unique_ptr<FormTextInput<QLineEdit>> nameInput;
         std::unique_ptr<FormTextInput<QLineEdit>> emailInput;
         HtmlLabel *resultLabel;
         QDialogButtonBox *buttonBox;
     } ui;
 
     LabelHelper labelHelper;
 
 public:
     explicit Private(AddUserIDDialog *qq)
         : q{qq}
     {
         q->setWindowTitle(i18nc("title:window", "Add User ID"));
 
         const KConfigGroup config{KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "CertificateCreationWizard"};
         const auto attrOrder = config.readEntry("OpenPGPAttributeOrder", QStringList{});
         const auto nameIsRequired = attrOrder.contains(QLatin1String{"NAME!"}, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
         const auto emailIsRequired = attrOrder.contains(QLatin1String{"EMAIL!"}, Qt::CaseInsensitive);
 
         auto mainLayout = new QVBoxLayout{q};
 
         const auto infoText = nameIsRequired || emailIsRequired
             ? i18n("Enter a name and an email address to use for the user ID.")
             : i18n("Enter a name and/or an email address to use for the user ID.");
         mainLayout->addWidget(new QLabel{infoText, q});
 
         auto gridLayout = new QGridLayout;
         int row = -1;
 
         {
             ui.nameInput = FormTextInput<QLineEdit>::create(q);
-            ui.nameInput->label()->setText(i18nc("@label", "Name:"));
-            ui.nameInput->setAccessibleName(i18nc("@label without colon for assistive tools", "Name"));
+            ui.nameInput->setLabelText(i18nc("@label", "Name"));
             ui.nameInput->setIsRequired(nameIsRequired);
             ui.nameInput->setValueRequiredErrorMessage(i18n("Error: The name is required."));
             const auto regexp = config.readEntry("NAME_regex");
             if (regexp.isEmpty()) {
                 ui.nameInput->setValidator(Validation::simpleName(Validation::Optional, q));
                 ui.nameInput->setToolTip(xi18n(
                     "<para>The name must not contain any of the following characters: &lt;, &gt;, @.</para>"));
                 ui.nameInput->setAccessibleDescription(i18nc("text for screen readers",
                     "The name must not contain any of the following characters: less-than sign, greater-than sign, at sign."));
                 ui.nameInput->setInvalidEntryErrorMessage(i18n("Error: The entered name contains invalid characters."));
             } else {
                 ui.nameInput->setValidator(Validation::simpleName(regexp, Validation::Optional, q));
                 ui.nameInput->setToolTip(xi18n(
                     "<para>The name must not contain any of the following characters: &lt;, &gt;, @. "
                     "Additionally, the name must follow the rules set by your organization.</para>"));
                 ui.nameInput->setAccessibleDescription(i18nc("text for screen readers",
                     "The name must not contain any of the following characters: less-than sign, greater-than sign, at sign. "
                     "Additionally, the name must follow the rules set by your organization."));
                 ui.nameInput->setInvalidEntryErrorMessage(i18n(
                     "Error: The entered name contains invalid characters "
                     "or it does not follow your organization's rules."));
             }
 
             row++;
             gridLayout->addWidget(ui.nameInput->label(), row, 0, 1, 1);
             gridLayout->addWidget(ui.nameInput->widget(), row, 1, 1, 1);
             row++;
             gridLayout->addWidget(ui.nameInput->errorLabel(), row, 0, 1, 2);
         }
         connect(ui.nameInput->widget(), &QLineEdit::textChanged,
                 q, [this]() { updateResultLabel(); });
 
         {
             ui.emailInput = FormTextInput<QLineEdit>::create(q);
-            ui.emailInput->label()->setText(i18nc("@label", "Email:"));
-            ui.emailInput->setAccessibleName(i18nc("@label without colon for assistive tools", "Email"));
+            ui.emailInput->setLabelText(i18nc("@label", "Email address"));
             ui.emailInput->setIsRequired(emailIsRequired);
             ui.emailInput->setValueRequiredErrorMessage(i18n("Error: The email address is required."));
             const auto regexp = config.readEntry(QLatin1String("EMAIL_regex"));
             if (regexp.isEmpty()) {
                 ui.emailInput->setValidator(Validation::email(Validation::Optional, q));
                 ui.emailInput->setInvalidEntryErrorMessage(i18n("Error: The entered email address is not valid."));
             } else {
                 ui.emailInput->setValidator(Validation::email(regexp, Validation::Optional, q));
                 ui.emailInput->setToolTip(xi18n(
                     "<para>If an email address is given, then it has to satisfy the rules set by your organization.</para>"));
                 ui.emailInput->setInvalidEntryErrorMessage(i18n(
                     "Error: The entered email address is not valid "
                     "or it does not follow your organization's rules."));
             }
 
             row++;
             gridLayout->addWidget(ui.emailInput->label(), row, 0, 1, 1);
             gridLayout->addWidget(ui.emailInput->widget(), row, 1, 1, 1);
             row++;
             gridLayout->addWidget(ui.emailInput->errorLabel(), row, 0, 1, 2);
         }
         connect(ui.emailInput->widget(), &QLineEdit::textChanged,
                 q, [this]() { updateResultLabel(); });
 
         mainLayout->addLayout(gridLayout);
 
         mainLayout->addWidget(new KSeparator{Qt::Horizontal, q});
 
         {
             ui.resultLabel = new HtmlLabel{q};
             ui.resultLabel->setFocusPolicy(Qt::ClickFocus);
             labelHelper.addLabel(ui.resultLabel);
             mainLayout->addWidget(ui.resultLabel);
         }
 
         mainLayout->addWidget(new KSeparator{Qt::Horizontal, q});
 
         mainLayout->addStretch(1);
 
         ui.buttonBox = new QDialogButtonBox{QDialogButtonBox::Ok | QDialogButtonBox::Cancel, q};
 
         mainLayout->addWidget(ui.buttonBox);
 
         connect(ui.buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::accepted, q, [this]() { checkAccept(); });
         connect(ui.buttonBox, &QDialogButtonBox::rejected, q, &QDialog::reject);
 
         updateResultLabel();
     }
 
     QString name() const
     {
         return ui.nameInput->widget()->text().trimmed();
     }
 
     QString email() const
     {
         return ui.emailInput->widget()->text().trimmed();
     }
 
 private:
     void checkAccept()
     {
         QStringList errors;
         if (ui.resultLabel->text().isEmpty()
                 && !ui.nameInput->isRequired() && !ui.emailInput->isRequired()) {
             errors.push_back(i18n("Name and email address cannot both be empty."));
         }
         if (ui.nameInput->isRequired() && !ui.nameInput->hasValue()) {
             errors.push_back(i18n("A name is required."));
         } else if (!ui.nameInput->hasAcceptableInput()) {
             errors.push_back(i18n("The entered name is not valid."));
         }
         if (ui.emailInput->isRequired() && !ui.emailInput->hasValue()) {
             errors.push_back(i18n("An email address is required."));
         } else if (!ui.emailInput->hasAcceptableInput()) {
             errors.push_back(i18n("The entered email address is not valid."));
         }
         if (errors.size() > 1) {
             KMessageBox::errorList(q, i18n("Sorry, the entered data is not acceptable."), errors);
         } else if (!errors.empty()) {
             KMessageBox::sorry(q, errors.first());
         } else {
             q->accept();
         }
     }
 
     void updateResultLabel()
     {
         ui.resultLabel->setHtml(i18nc("@info",
             "<div>This is how the new user ID will be stored in the certificate:</div>"
             "<center><strong>%1</strong></center>",
             buildUserId(name(), email()).toHtmlEscaped()));
     }
 };
 
 AddUserIDDialog::AddUserIDDialog(QWidget *parent, Qt::WindowFlags f)
     : QDialog{parent, f}
     , d(new Private{this})
 {
 }
 
 AddUserIDDialog::~AddUserIDDialog() = default;
 
 void AddUserIDDialog::setName(const QString &name)
 {
     d->ui.nameInput->widget()->setText(name);
 }
 
 QString AddUserIDDialog::name() const
 {
     return d->name();
 }
 
 void AddUserIDDialog::setEmail(const QString &email)
 {
     d->ui.emailInput->widget()->setText(email);
 }
 
 QString AddUserIDDialog::email() const
 {
     return d->email();
 }
 
 QString AddUserIDDialog::userID() const
 {
     return d->ui.resultLabel->text();
 }
diff --git a/src/view/formtextinput.cpp b/src/view/formtextinput.cpp
index 946e77bab..8df658703 100644
--- a/src/view/formtextinput.cpp
+++ b/src/view/formtextinput.cpp
@@ -1,309 +1,326 @@
 /*  view/formtextinput.cpp
 
     This file is part of Kleopatra, the KDE keymanager
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 g10 Code GmbH
     SPDX-FileContributor: Ingo Klöcker <dev@ingo-kloecker.de>
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 
 #include "formtextinput.h"
 
 #include "errorlabel.h"
 #include "utils/accessibility.h"
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QLineEdit>
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QValidator>
 
 #include "kleopatra_debug.h"
 
 namespace
 {
 auto defaultValueRequiredErrorMessage()
 {
     return i18n("Error: A value is required.");
 }
 
 auto defaultInvalidEntryErrorMessage()
 {
     return i18n("Error: The entered text is not valid.");
 }
 }
 
 namespace Kleo::_detail
 {
 
 class FormTextInputBase::Private
 {
     FormTextInputBase *q;
 public:
     enum Error
     {
         EntryOK,
         EntryMissing, // a required entry is missing
         InvalidEntry  // the validator doesn't accept the entry
     };
 
     Private(FormTextInputBase *q)
         : q{q}
         , mValueRequiredErrorMessage{defaultValueRequiredErrorMessage()}
         , mInvalidEntryErrorMessage{defaultInvalidEntryErrorMessage()}
     {}
 
+    void updateLabel();
     QString errorMessage(Error error) const;
     void updateError();
     void updateAccessibleNameAndDescription();
 
     QPointer<QLabel> mLabel;
     QPointer<QWidget> mWidget;
     QPointer<ErrorLabel> mErrorLabel;
     QPointer<const QValidator> mValidator;
+    QString mLabelText;
     QString mAccessibleName;
     QString mAccessibleDescription;
     QString mValueRequiredErrorMessage;
     QString mInvalidEntryErrorMessage;
     Error mError = EntryOK;
     bool mRequired = false;
     bool mEditingInProgress = false;
 };
 
+void FormTextInputBase::Private::updateLabel()
+{
+    if (!mLabel) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const auto text = mRequired
+        ? i18nc("@label label text (required)", "%1 (required)", mLabelText)
+        : mLabelText;
+    mLabel->setText(text);
+}
+
 QString FormTextInputBase::Private::errorMessage(Error error) const
 {
     switch (error) {
     case EntryOK:
         return {};
     case EntryMissing:
         return mValueRequiredErrorMessage;
     case InvalidEntry:
         return mInvalidEntryErrorMessage;
     }
     return {};
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::Private::updateError()
 {
     if (!mErrorLabel) {
         return;
     }
 
     if (mRequired && !q->hasValue()) {
         mError = EntryMissing;
     } else if (!q->hasAcceptableInput()) {
         mError = InvalidEntry;
     } else {
         mError = EntryOK;
     }
 
     const auto currentErrorMessage = mErrorLabel->text();
     const auto newErrorMessage = errorMessage(mError);
     if (newErrorMessage == currentErrorMessage) {
         return;
     }
     if (currentErrorMessage.isEmpty() && mEditingInProgress) {
         // delay showing the error message until editing is finished, so that we
         // do not annoy the user with an error message while they are still
         // entering the recipient;
         // on the other hand, we clear the error message immediately if it does
         // not apply anymore and we update the error message immediately if it
         // changed
         return;
     }
     mErrorLabel->setVisible(!newErrorMessage.isEmpty());
     mErrorLabel->setText(newErrorMessage);
     updateAccessibleNameAndDescription();
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::Private::updateAccessibleNameAndDescription()
 {
     // fall back to default accessible name/description if accessible name/description wasn't set explicitly
     if (mAccessibleName.isEmpty()) {
         mAccessibleName = getAccessibleName(mWidget);
     }
     if (mAccessibleDescription.isEmpty()) {
         mAccessibleDescription = getAccessibleDescription(mWidget);
     }
     const bool errorShown = mErrorLabel && mErrorLabel->isVisible();
 
     // Qt does not support "described-by" relations (like WCAG's "aria-describedby" relationship attribute);
     // emulate this by adding the error message to the accessible description of the input field
     const auto description = errorShown ? mAccessibleDescription + QLatin1String{" "} + mErrorLabel->text()
                                         : mAccessibleDescription;
     if (mWidget && mWidget->accessibleDescription() != description) {
         mWidget->setAccessibleDescription(description);
     }
 
     // Qt does not support IA2's "invalid entry" state (like WCAG's "aria-invalid" state attribute);
     // screen readers say something like "invalid entry" if this state is set;
     // emulate this by adding "invalid entry" to the accessible name of the input field
     // and its label
     QString name = mAccessibleName;
-    if (mRequired) {
-        name += QLatin1String{", "} + requiredText();
-    }
     if (errorShown) {
         name += QLatin1String{", "} + invalidEntryText();
     };
     if (mLabel && mLabel->accessibleName() != name) {
         mLabel->setAccessibleName(name);
     }
     if (mWidget && mWidget->accessibleName() != name) {
         mWidget->setAccessibleName(name);
     }
 }
 
 FormTextInputBase::FormTextInputBase()
     : d{new Private{this}}
 {
 }
 
 FormTextInputBase::~FormTextInputBase() = default;
 
 QWidget *FormTextInputBase::widget() const
 {
     return d->mWidget;
 }
 
 QLabel *FormTextInputBase::label() const
 {
     return d->mLabel;
 }
 
 ErrorLabel *FormTextInputBase::errorLabel() const
 {
     return d->mErrorLabel;
 }
 
+void FormTextInputBase::setLabelText(const QString &text)
+{
+    d->mLabelText = text;
+    d->updateLabel();
+}
+
 void FormTextInputBase::setIsRequired(bool required)
 {
     d->mRequired = required;
+    d->updateLabel();
 }
 
 bool FormTextInputBase::isRequired() const
 {
     return d->mRequired;
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::setValidator(const QValidator *validator)
 {
     d->mValidator = validator;
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::setValueRequiredErrorMessage(const QString &text)
 {
     if (text.isEmpty()) {
         d->mValueRequiredErrorMessage = defaultValueRequiredErrorMessage();
     } else {
         d->mValueRequiredErrorMessage = text;
     }
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::setInvalidEntryErrorMessage(const QString &text)
 {
     if (text.isEmpty()) {
         d->mInvalidEntryErrorMessage = defaultInvalidEntryErrorMessage();
     } else {
         d->mInvalidEntryErrorMessage = text;
     }
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::setToolTip(const QString &toolTip)
 {
     if (d->mLabel) {
         d->mLabel->setToolTip(toolTip);
     }
     if (d->mWidget) {
         d->mWidget->setToolTip(toolTip);
     }
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::setAccessibleName(const QString &name)
 {
     d->mAccessibleName = name;
     d->updateAccessibleNameAndDescription();
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::setAccessibleDescription(const QString &description)
 {
     d->mAccessibleDescription = description;
     d->updateAccessibleNameAndDescription();
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::setWidget(QWidget *widget)
 {
     auto parent = widget ? widget->parentWidget() : nullptr;
     d->mWidget = widget;
     d->mLabel = new QLabel{parent};
     d->mErrorLabel = new ErrorLabel{parent};
     if (d->mLabel) {
         d->mLabel->setBuddy(d->mWidget);
     }
     if (d->mErrorLabel) {
         d->mErrorLabel->setVisible(false);
     }
     connectWidget();
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::setEnabled(bool enabled)
 {
     if (d->mLabel) {
         d->mLabel->setEnabled(enabled);
     }
     if (d->mWidget) {
         d->mWidget->setEnabled(enabled);
     }
     if (d->mErrorLabel) {
         d->mErrorLabel->setVisible(enabled && !d->mErrorLabel->text().isEmpty());
     }
 }
 
 bool FormTextInputBase::validate(const QString &text, int pos) const
 {
     QString textCopy = text;
     if (d->mValidator && d->mValidator->validate(textCopy, pos) != QValidator::Acceptable)
     {
         return false;
     }
     return true;
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::onTextChanged()
 {
     d->mEditingInProgress = true;
     d->updateError();
 }
 
 void FormTextInputBase::onEditingFinished()
 {
     d->mEditingInProgress = false;
     d->updateError();
 }
 
 }
 
 template<>
 bool Kleo::FormTextInput<QLineEdit>::hasValue() const
 {
     const auto w = widget();
     return w && !w->text().trimmed().isEmpty();
 }
 
 template<>
 bool Kleo::FormTextInput<QLineEdit>::hasAcceptableInput() const
 {
     const auto w = widget();
     return w && validate(w->text(), w->cursorPosition());
 }
 
 template<>
 void Kleo::FormTextInput<QLineEdit>::connectWidget()
 {
     const auto w = widget();
     QObject::connect(w, &QLineEdit::editingFinished,
                      w, [this]() { onEditingFinished(); });
     QObject::connect(w, &QLineEdit::textChanged,
                      w, [this]() { onTextChanged(); });
 }
diff --git a/src/view/formtextinput.h b/src/view/formtextinput.h
index 1a75a65bb..4e90de377 100644
--- a/src/view/formtextinput.h
+++ b/src/view/formtextinput.h
@@ -1,220 +1,228 @@
 /*  view/formtextinput.h
 
     This file is part of Kleopatra, the KDE keymanager
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 g10 Code GmbH
     SPDX-FileContributor: Ingo Klöcker <dev@ingo-kloecker.de>
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #pragma once
 
 #include <memory>
 
 class QLabel;
 class QLineEdit;
 class QString;
 class QValidator;
 class QWidget;
 
 namespace Kleo
 {
 class ErrorLabel;
 
 namespace _detail
 {
 class FormTextInputBase
 {
 protected:
     FormTextInputBase();
 
 public:
     virtual ~FormTextInputBase();
     FormTextInputBase(const FormTextInputBase&) = delete;
     FormTextInputBase& operator=(const FormTextInputBase&) = delete;
     FormTextInputBase(FormTextInputBase&&) = delete;
     FormTextInputBase& operator=(FormTextInputBase&&) = delete;
 
     /**
-     * Returns the label associated to the controlled widget.
+     * Returns the label associated to the controlled widget. Use it to add
+     * the label to a layout, but do not use it to set properties of the label
+     * for which this class provides setters.
      */
     QLabel *label() const;
 
     /**
      * Returns the error label associated to the controlled widget.
      */
     ErrorLabel *errorLabel() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the text of the label. Do not add a colon at the end of the text.
+     * If input is required, then the label is marked appropriately.
+     */
+    void setLabelText(const QString &text);
+
     /**
      * Marks this input field as required.
      */
     void setIsRequired(bool required);
 
     /**
      * Returns \c true, if this field needs to be filled out.
      */
     bool isRequired() const;
 
     /**
      * Sets the validator to use for validating the input.
      *
      * Note: If you wrap a QLineEdit, then do not set a validator (or an input mask)
      *       on it because this will break the correct displaying of the error message.
      */
     void setValidator(const QValidator *validator);
 
     /**
      * Sets the error message to display if a value is required for this input field,
      * but if no value has been entered. If \p text is empty, then a default
      * message will be used.
      */
     void setValueRequiredErrorMessage(const QString &text);
 
     /**
      * Sets the error message to display if the entered value is not accepted
      * by the validator. If \p text is empty, then a default message will be used.
      */
     void setInvalidEntryErrorMessage(const QString &text);
 
     /**
      * Sets the tool tip of the controlled widget and its associated label.
      */
     void setToolTip(const QString &toolTip);
 
     /**
      * Sets the accessible name of the controlled widget. Use this function
      * instead of setting the accessible name directly on the controlled widget.
      */
     void setAccessibleName(const QString &name);
 
     /**
      * Sets the accessible description of the controlled widget. Use this
      * function instead of setting the accessible description directly on
      * the controlled widget.
      */
     void setAccessibleDescription(const QString &description);
 
     /**
      * Enables or disables the controlled widget and its associated label.
      * If the widget is disables, then the error label is hidden. Otherwise,
      * the error label is shown if there is an error.
      */
     void setEnabled(bool enabled);
 
     /**
      * Returns \c true, if the input has a value. This function is used to
      * check required input fields for non-empty user input.
      * Needs to be implemented for concrete widget classes.
      * \sa validate
      */
     virtual bool hasValue() const = 0;
 
     /**
      * Returns \c true, if the input satisfies the validator.
      * Needs to be implemented for concrete widget classes.
      * \sa validate
      */
     virtual bool hasAcceptableInput() const = 0;
 
 protected:
     /**
      * Connects the slots \ref onTextChanged and \ref onEditingFinished to the
      * corresponding signal of the controlled widget.
      * Needs to be implemented for concrete widget classes.
      */
     virtual void connectWidget() = 0;
 
     /**
      * Sets the controlled widget and creates the associated labels.
      */
     void setWidget(QWidget *widget);
 
     /**
      * Returns the controlled widget.
      */
     QWidget *widget() const;
 
     /**
      * Validates \p text with the validator. Should be used when implementing
      * \ref hasAcceptableInput.
      */
     bool validate(const QString &text, int pos) const;
 
     /**
      * This slot needs to be connected to a signal of the controlled widget
      * that is emitted when the text changes like \ref QLineEdit::textChanged.
      * \sa connectWidget
      */
     void onTextChanged();
 
     /**
      * This slot needs to be connected to a signal of the controlled widget
      * that is emitted when the widget loses focus (or some user interaction
      * signals that they want to commit the entered text) like
      * \ref QLineEdit::editingFinished.
      * \sa connectWidget
      */
     void onEditingFinished();
 
 private:
     class Private;
     const std::unique_ptr<Private> d;
 };
 }
 
 /**
  * FormTextInput is a class for simplifying the management of text input widgets
  * like QLineEdit or QTextEdit with associated label and error message for usage
  * in form-like dialogs.
  *
  * Usage hints:
  * * If you wrap a QLineEdit, then do not set a validator (or an input mask)
  *   on it. Instead set the validator on this class.
  *   If you set a validator on the QLineEdit, then showing the error message
  *   when editing is finished does not work because QLineEdit doesn't emit the
  *   editingFinished() signal if the input is not acceptable.
  */
 template<class Widget>
 class FormTextInput : public _detail::FormTextInputBase
 {
     /**
      * Use \ref create to create a new instance.
      */
     FormTextInput() = default;
 
 public:
     /**
      * Creates a new instance of this class with a new instance of \p Widget.
      */
     static auto create(QWidget *parent)
     {
         std::unique_ptr<FormTextInput> self{new FormTextInput};
         self->setWidget(new Widget{parent});
         return self;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the controlled widget.
      */
     Widget *widget() const
     {
         return static_cast<Widget *>(FormTextInputBase::widget());
     }
 
     bool hasValue() const override;
 
     bool hasAcceptableInput() const override;
 
 private:
     void connectWidget() override;
 };
 
 template<>
 bool FormTextInput<QLineEdit>::hasValue() const;
 
 template<>
 bool FormTextInput<QLineEdit>::hasAcceptableInput() const;
 
 template<>
 void FormTextInput<QLineEdit>::connectWidget();
 
 }