I need to implement validation messages that appear right next to invalid field. Any help would be appreciated.
msgTarget: 'side'
will Add an error icon to the right of the field, displaying the message in a popup on hover only.
if you read the documentation carefully, one more option is there for msgTarget http://docs.sencha.com/ext-js/4-1/#!/api/Ext.form.field.Text-cfg-msgTarget
[element id] Add the error message directly to the innerHTML of the specified element.
you have to add a "td" to the right side of the control dynamically with the id. then if you specify msgTarget: 'element id'
it will work.