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Re: HTML <select> different width when expanded

Posted by lambertb on 09/18/06 23:45

no, really, select is the correct choice, believe me

Darin McGrew wrote:
> lambertb@gmail.com wrote:
> >>> Hi, is this possible to achieve this, and how?
> >>> http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/779/derrrvw2.png
>
> lambertb@gmail.com wrote:
> > I'd need this because the image I provided is just for sample. My
> > select contains fairly large strings, and I don't have enough space on
> > my page to set the width of my select wide enough to see all text. So I
> > was wondering if even the select element is somewhat small, it was
> > possible to at least expand the box to a width so we see all text in
> > the box that shows all elements when we click on the select.
>
> It sounds to me like a SELECT element isn't the most appropriate choice.
> Have you considered radio buttons or checkboxes, which would allow label
> text that could wrap to multiple lines as necessary?
> --
> Darin McGrew, mcgrew@stanfordalumni.org, http://www.rahul.net/mcgrew/
> Web Design Group, darin@htmlhelp.com, http://www.HTMLHelp.com/
>
> "FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION. It comes bundled with the software."

 

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