Or, you could try something like this: input[type=text]{width:100%}
Using this rule, you can have other types of input that won't be affected by this rule. This only works for <input type="text" /> Bruno Souza Front-end engineer www.caju.nu www.brunomacaco.com.br On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 16:17, Alan Gresley <a...@css-class.com> wrote: > On 9/04/2011 5:03 AM, Brendan Miller wrote: > >> I have an input element inside a form. The only way I have been able >> to figure out how to size it is with the html size attribute. Is there >> a way to size input elements with css? It seemed like when I tried >> setting the width attribute on input, it didn't have an effect. >> >> I have the form and input inside a div of fixed width. Is there any >> way to make the input to expand horizontally to fill fit the width of >> the div? >> >> <div> >> <form> >> <input type="text"></input> >> </form> >> </div> >> > > > The default display value for <input> is display: inline-block. Any width > should work if you have triggered standard mode. > > Try this. > > input { width: 100% } > > > > > -- > Alan http://css-class.com/ > > Armies Cannot Stop An Idea Whose Time Has Come. - Victor Hugo > > ______________________________________________________________________ > css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] > http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d > List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ > List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html > Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/ > ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/