On Monday, December 27, 2010 10:44:36 am David Laakso wrote:
> On 12/27/10 10:29 AM, David McGlone wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I am wondering if it's possible to use css to style a text area in finer
> > detail than just using "cols" and "rows" in the tag. I have a text area
> > on a contact page, but by just using cols and rows I get different
> > results in different browsers. Here's my codes:
> >
> > text area code:
> > <textarea name="notes" cols="63" rows="5"></textarea>
> >
> > css code:
> > .mailform{
> > margin-left: 10px;
> > margin-right: 10px;
> > border: 1px solid;
> > float: left;
> >
> > }
> >
> > is it possible to get the textarea to automatically expand to the width
> > of the css container (.mailform)?
>
> textarea { width : 75%; height : 8em; margin : 0; } ???
This worked. I did not know I could do such a thing. Always thought I had to
wrap this type of stuff in a <div>, so I've learned something today from you
:-) Thank you.
>
> A clickable link to your page would help...
True. I was a little too lazy to upload.
--
Blessings
David M.
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