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nigma
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by nigma »
Hey, when I do
select { width: 100px; }
everything works fine.
but when I do
select { width: 100%; }
the select box just dissapears. Anyone tell me why?
Thanks
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patrikG
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by patrikG »
Depends on the browser. By default, select-boxes only use up as much space as the longest option-text.
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twigletmac
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by twigletmac »
It's very difficult to style select lists and I've never seen a browser that can cope with resizing these when the page is resized.
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McGruff
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by McGruff »
Not sure exactly what you're trying to do but try wrapping in a div?
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redhair
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by redhair »
nigma wrote:Anyone tell me why?
Using '%' for defining width (or height) is just not allowed in a select field (or any other form ellement).
I would like to see that functionality to though...
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by redhair »
I just discovered a button is allowed to do 100%

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redhair
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by redhair »
Curious...a select field to
What browser(s) did you use when it didnt work?
I tried IE6.0 and Mozilla 1.4, both succesfully.
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twigletmac
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by twigletmac »
redhair wrote:I tried IE6.0 and Mozilla 1.4, both succesfully.
Ooh , nice to see that someone's making forms easier to design

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