We have definitely all been there at one point or another. I couldn't tell you how many of those I've had to code for.
There are so many variables to account for too... such a headache. Client configured fonts are a PAIN in these situations. Plus you have to account for HTML in your count. This for example: Click <a href="http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=wow...+this+is+a+REALLY+reall y+long+seach+string...+I+wonder+how+long+the+URL+will+be&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=& gs_rfai=CogqzCF4ETKyeG4m2hQSQ76yqCAAAAKoEBU_QGTXz&fp=5f0ee1fdeeb79b01" title="Google Search">here</a> The displayed text is really just "Click here" but it is obviously a much longer string than those 10 characters. Plus... you run the risk of cutting the string in the middle of the A tag. So then what do you do? Strip HTML? Then the client (or designer) whines that their bold text isn't showing up... So then what? You filter out only specific HTML tags but not others? Or make the clients enter the count when they create the entry? It definitely becomes a pain. I feel for you. -----Original Message----- From: Sean Corfield [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 6:28 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: Variable Amount of text in a Fixed Size Box On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Les Mizzell <[email protected]> wrote: > The graphic designers I work with need to get out of their "print mode" > when doing layouts!!! ... and they get the darned designs approved by > the client *before* sending to me and going "see any issues here". I sympathize. Over the years, I've had no end of frustrations with designers who think in boxes like print, instead of in fluid zones necessary for dynamic text :( -- Sean A Corfield -- (904) 302-SEAN Railo Technologies, Inc. -- http://getrailo.com/ An Architect's View -- http://corfield.org/ "If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive." -- Margaret Atwood ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:334162 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
