How about using putting the input field in a CSS class containing the
"inline" attribute?
Mike
Anastasia Cheetham wrote:
Hi, all,
I've run into a bit of a roadblock implementing a minimum width for an
empty Inline Edit. I'm hoping someone can offer a suggestion.
The problem is this:
It seems you can't set a minimum width on <span> elements without
setting them to "display:block" (if anyone knows otherwise, please
correct me!!).
Why does this matter?
In-line elements (like <span>) are preferable to block-level elements
in the case where the element is 'in line' with other elements (duh)
because block-level elements are displayed on their own separate line.
For an example, see the very last line of the following manual test
file:
http://build.fluidproject.org/fluid/tests/fluid-tests/manual/inline-edit/InlineEdit.html
This line is broken up into several inline edits. Admittedly, having
an entire sentence consist of a bunch of inline edits is not
realistic, but I imagine that having a single inline edit that is
actually in line with other text would not be out of line.
If these elements in the sample page were created using <div>s, or if
their 'display' style was set to 'block,' then each chuck would appear
on a separate line, which would obviously not be desirable.
(Aside: If the Inline Edit is implemented using a <div>, the width
defaults to the full screen, which is evident if you roll your cursor
over the very first line of the test page: the highlight is quite
apparent, and would be so even if the field were empty (so long as a
min height is set).)
The end result of this is that I can't figure out how to implement a
guaranteed minimum width for an empty inline edit field.
Any input on how I might do this, or on how important it is to support
an empty field (i.e. instead of forcing an 'invitation text' display
in an empty field)?
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