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[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For group headers, yes, one reasonable design would be the same as
standalone labels but bold.

However, a different reasonable design would be using small caps and a
different color.

Whatever the design is, the theme designer should be able to change the
style of all group headers at once, without affecting standalone labels.
This suggests to me that it should be a separate element.

If this was HTML, an intro label would be <p>...</p>, while a group
header would be <h2>...</h2>. People sometimes use <p><b>...</b></p> for
headings, but that's a bad idea because it's hard to restyle them later.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242666

Title:
  Standalone labels as an element distinct from group headers

Status in Ubuntu UI Toolkit:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntu-ui-toolkit” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The toolkit currently lacks a standalone label element. This is used,
  for example, for labels introducing controls in the many cases where a
  group header would be inappropriate.

  I have written up a full rationale, including example wireframes, and
  discussed it with other designers at the patterns meeting.
  <http://goo.gl/F6dlNd>

  The font style for standalone labels should be the same as for other
  labels, such as those next to checkboxes or switches.

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