That's not going to work in IE though. I didn't think it would, so I tried it to be sure.
<select style="width:75px;"> <option>test</option> <option>ffffffffffffffffffffffff fffffffffffffffffffffff</option> <option>sssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss</option> </select> works in Firefox like you say, but in IE the options list is still only 75 px wide when you pull it down. --Ferg Scott Stroz wrote: > you can use style="width:200px" in teh <select>, and in the form it will > only be 200Px wide, however, when you try to select someting, the list will > expand but not 'break' teh page. > > On 2/23/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> No - not without a lot of work that they won't pay for. >> >> It's a shopping cart app that literally sells everything - from Lamps to >> Faucets to heaters to, well, the kitchen sink. >> >> There really are no "groups" that the product add-ons would fit into. >> >> I'm looking into Jerry's suggestion of breaking things into two lines, >> then "massaging" the js to make it look like they are selecting "one" >> addon, when they are actually selecting two. >> >> On another note, you've narrowed my lunch choice down to a Mushroom >> Cheese Steak Sub. Thanks! :) >> >> Adkins, Randy wrote: >> >>> Can you GROUP the items? >>> FRUIT: >>> -- Apples >>> -- Oranges >>> MEAT: >>> -- ground Beef >>> -- Steak >>> >>> ...etc >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 11:07 AM >>> To: CF-Talk >>> Subject: Re: add a break inside a select list? >>> >>> Then just three ideas: >>> A flash form. >>> Highlight multiple lines through javascript. When you are writing out >>> the select options, add a function to highlight attached rows. >>> Write your own dhtml dropdown list that behaves however you want. >>> >>> On 2/23/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Jerry. I actually tried that, but the client isn't liking it >>>> so much. They think it is confusing. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Jerry Johnson wrote: >>>> >>>>> I break the long string into multiple lines, add 2 spaces before all >>>>> >>>>> but the first line, and set the value for each to the same value. >>>>> >>>>> This does not highlight all the lines when moused over, but my users >>>>> >>>>> haven't complained yet. >>>>> >>>>> On 2/23/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I swear this was answered before - but I can't find it anywhere. >>>>>> >>>>>> Is there a way to make an option in a select list break into two or >>>>>> >>>>>> more lines? In other words, my drop-down list is dynamically >>>>>> built, and it is becoming silly-long, throwing off my page width. >>>>>> Is there a way for me to break it out to two lines? Like using >>>>>> >>> <br> or \n or whatever? >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:233251 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
