> Tatham Oddie

> Lots and lots of content which we never expect 
> to fit in the box and we just want to be cut off.
> However, we only want them to be able to see what
> ould fit in the box. So, we need to stop them
> from being able to click in the box and use their scroll
> wheel. Another way they could see all the content is 
> by selecting what they can see and dragging down.
> What's the best way from stopping this from scrolling?

Am I the only one that thinks this sort of thing goes
directly against tenets of usability and accessibility?
I'm not sure about the context, but would it not be possible
to implement some word counting / limiting on the server
(assuming this is a template for a content management
system or similar)?

Patrick
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