Hi I use a background image in a container div instead to ensure that columns continue to the end of a set height.
Not sure if this helps. On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 08:36:19 +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a form laid out in css, the left columns contain the headers for the fields, > and the > background should be grey, however it does not extend all the way to the bottom of > the form > when I have a multiple select which size is greater than the text on the left. > I cannot come up with anything that would solve this issue, anyone any ideas? > > I can't provide any links as that would make HP an unhappy customer. > I can provide the HTML and css. > > CSS: http://tellhp1.wwwa.com/admin/wa_be/content/style/form.css (I hope it does not > prompt > for username) > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" > "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd";> > <html> > <head> > <title>HP Support Suite 3.0</title> > <body> > > <form id="frmRule"> > <fieldset id="rule" dir="ltr" lang="en"> > <legend accesskey="a">Add Rule</legend> > > <div><label for="ruleName">Name: </label><span><input name="ruleName" > type="text" > class="required" > id="ruleName" > tabindex="1" > title="Please enter the name for this rule" > value="" > size="20" > maxlength="40"></span></div> > > <div><label for="ruleDescription">Description:</label><span><input > name="ruleDescription" > type="text" > class="required" > id="ruleDescription" > tabindex="2" > title="Please enter the description for this rule" > value="" > size="20" > maxlength="40"></span></div> > > <div><label for="country">Country:</label><span> > <select name="country" > size="4" > multiple > id="country" > tabindex="3" > title="Please select one or more countries"> > <option value="58">Afghanistan</option> > </select> > </span></div> > > </fieldset> > <fieldset id="button" dir="ltr" lang="en" title="Submit buttons"> > <input name="btnReset" > type="reset" > id="btnReset" > title="Click here to reset this form" > value="Reset" > class="submit"> > <input name="btnSubmit" > type="submit" > id="btnSubmit" > title="Click here to submit this form" > value="Submit" > class="submit"> > </fieldset> > </form> > > </body> > </html> > > -- > Taco Fleur > Senior Web Systems Engineer > http://www.webassociates.com > > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ > Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge > To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > -- -- Freelance Website Designer/Developer www.pixelkitty.net www.ausblog.net ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of Web Essentials 04 http://we04.com/ Web standards, accessibility, inspiration, knowledge To be held in Sydney, September 30 and October 1, 2004 See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
