overflow: auto; /me scratches his head...I knew that. I did, really! I must have just spaced it. :) Thanks again. Works like a charm.
--- Gunlaug S�rtun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > john wrote: > > I've never used "overflow" before, but I'm experimenting with > > possibly using it as a means to contain a product listing within a > > page design (essentially keeping the page itself relatively short, > > but having the product listing scrolling within one of the divs). > > > > My question is...since right now, I have both horizontal and > vertical > > scrollbars on that div...how do I prevent the horizontal scrollbar > > from appearing? > > Basically by keeping everything inside the scrolling div slightly > narrower than the div itself. Width: auto; on the content will > usually > fix that, if your layout allows. > > Overflow: scroll; will give you both a vertical and a horizontal > scrollbars, no matter what. > > Overflow: auto; will provide scrollbars where needed, so if your > content > fits sideways but overflow in height, you will/should only get a > vertical scrollbar. > > IE/win _may_ need something like this: overflow-y: auto; overflow-x: > visible (or hidden);. It may also need its own adjustments on > content-width. > > All the other variables in your layout may create the need for some > additional adjustments, but I can't see it, so... > > > Another possible question might be should I even use the overflow, > > and instead use an iframe? I know little about them, but it > doesn't > > strike me as very standards-compliant or good from a usability > > standpoint. > > Iframes addresses separate pages, and such a solution _may_ work > well. > Not my favorite though. Not much easier to control either. > > regards > Georg > -- > http://www.gunlaug.no > ****************************************************** > The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help > ****************************************************** > > __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
