What about throwing a #Left# in there or something...as long as they can tell what the option is with the first 15 or so characters that will keep it under control. Plus you can control the width quite precisely.
<option value="#thevalue#">#Left(thelabel, 15)#...</option> Not ideal but better I think than breaking it into multiple lines. -- Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 9:21 AM Subject: Re: add a break inside a select list? > 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:4:233252 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
