Quick run through by opening prototype.js and doing a search for setHeight found nothing. Seems like you are stuck with element.style.height = "<val>" or you could write your own wrapper, but that seems unnecessary.
-Andrew Martinez -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Hudson Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:09 AM To: rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org Subject: RE: [Rails-spinoffs] how to use Effect.BlindUp for resizing a div Thank you all very much. This is exactly what I was looking for. Is there a setHeight function? Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:rails-spinoffs- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martinez, Andrew > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:03 AM > To: rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > Subject: RE: [Rails-spinoffs] how to use Effect.BlindUp for resizing a div > > Code from prototype: > > getHeight: function(element) { > element = $(element); > return element.offsetHeight; > }, > > > One can use this function and if there ever is a standard (which > there probably won't since the W3C is against any and all post render > calculation standards) this function would effectively update your API > once prototype is enhanced to accept the change. Either way, I say learn > how it works, then use the API. > > Thank you Matt for pointing out that function, I didn't know it existed. > > Andrew Paul Martinez > Software Engineer, Associate > Paetec - Pinnacle > 585-340-8455 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:rails- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of SPENDLOVE, Matt, GBM > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:58 AM > To: 'rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org' > Subject: RE: [Rails-spinoffs] how to use Effect.BlindUp for resizing a > div > > FYI prototype lib has Element.getHeight() which wraps up the offset height > call.. > > Matt > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Martinez, Andrew > > Sent: 26 April 2006 14:52 > > To: rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > > Subject: RE: [Rails-spinoffs] how to use Effect.BlindUp for > > resizing a div > > > > > > var height = someElementReference.offsetHeight; > > > > and to set it: > > > > someElementReference.style.height = "100"; > > > > It is worth saying that offsetHeight and offsetWidth are > > non-standard compliance. They will give you the total > > rendering height and this will cause problems in IE since > > they use a different box model than FireFox. So you will have > > to do some height juggling in IE if you are using padding, > > margins, or borders. (read up on the box model problem if you > > are wondering about it...) > > > > For setting the height, this is a CSS declaration and can use > > any valid CSS value. The default is pixels but you can use > > other such as em. > > > > Andrew Paul Martinez > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Joe Hudson > > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 9:44 AM > > To: rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > > Subject: RE: [Rails-spinoffs] how to use Effect.BlindUp > > for resizing a div > > > > If no one has an answer to this, would anybody be able to > > tell me how to do the following: > > > > - how to get the height of a block element > > - how to set the height of a block element > > > > I'm sure these are trivial but I just haven't found the > > correct methods to do so. Thanks very much. > > > > Joe > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:rails-spinoffs- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > Joe Hudson > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:59 AM > > > To: rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > > > Subject: [Rails-spinoffs] how to use Effect.BlindUp for > > resizing a div > > > > > > I would like to resize a div to half the size that it was and would > > > like to use the BlindUp transition. I think that I need > > the scaleTo > > > parameter from > > > the docs: > > http://wiki.script.aculo.us/scriptaculous/show/Effect.BlindDown > > > But this doesn't exactly work. > > > > > > new Effect.BlindUp(gridId, {scaleTo: 50}); > > > > > > What happens is that the div does the blind up transition > > until it is > > > half the original size then it disappears. Is there any > > way I can not > > > make the div disappear? Thanks for your help. > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Rails-spinoffs mailing list Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails-spinoffs mailing list Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails-spinoffs mailing list Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs > > > > ************************************************************************** > ********* > The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. Registered in Scotland No 90312. > Registered Office: 36 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh EH2 2YB. > Authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority > > This e-mail message is confidential and for use by the > addressee only. If the message is received by anyone other > than the addressee, please return the message to the sender > by replying to it and then delete the message from your > computer. Internet e-mails are not necessarily secure. The > Royal Bank of Scotland plc does not accept responsibility for > changes made to this message after it was sent. > > Whilst all reasonable care has been taken to avoid the > transmission of viruses, it is the responsibility of the recipient to > ensure that the onward transmission, opening or use of this > message and any attachments will not adversely affect its > systems or data. No responsibility is accepted by The Royal > Bank of Scotland plc in this regard and the recipient should carry > out such virus and other checks as it considers appropriate. > Visit our websites at: > http://www.rbos.com > http://www.rbsmarkets.com > ************************************************************************** > ********* > _______________________________________________ > Rails-spinoffs mailing list > Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs > _______________________________________________ > Rails-spinoffs mailing list > Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs > _______________________________________________ Rails-spinoffs mailing list Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs _______________________________________________ Rails-spinoffs mailing list Rails-spinoffs@lists.rubyonrails.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-spinoffs
