> I don't know off the top of my head how to scroll select lists, but I would > say having a select list that big is a bad idea. It will be horrible to use, > who wants to scroll through 1000 options, plus this adds unnecessary size > and load time to your page. > What would be better is to have just selected options as checkboxes or > select list and a button to add new options, which can then use ajax or a > popup window and then have a filter of some kind to allow the user to find > the options they want without having to search through 1000 entries.
Russ is exactly right here. Don't put a thousand items in a select box. I wouldn't even put a hundred in. That's not a practical interface to use. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:338960 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
