Want scrollbar to appear after 5 items are dispalyed in combo box

[Ariel]

Hello,

How can you specify the maximum number of items to be displayed in a combo box before a scrollbar appears?. IE has a default of 8 items but Netscape 4.x displays around 20 items before the scrollbar appears. I would like the scrollbar to appear when more than 5 items are displayed. I am using CSS to style my form elements.

Any ideas??

Thanks,
Ariel

[Doorknob]

do u mean a drop down menu? (<SELECT>)

[QuietDean]

If it is <select>, then use size -

<select size="5" name="badger">
<option value="test">tester</option>
<option value="test">tester</option>
<option value="test">tester</option>
<option value="test">tester</option>
<option value="test">tester</option>
<option value="test">tester</option>
</select>

[Ariel]

Hello...

To clarify.... when you click on the drop down arrow of the combo box, it would be great if the drop-down list area size could be set to 5 items long. The user can then just use the scrollbar to scroll through the rest of the items on the list.

Thanks for the help,
Ariel

[benzden]

QuietDean:

Ariel (and us other lurkers) is looking for something like:


<select size="1" MAX="5" name="badger">

where the "MAX" would be the attribute holding the size of the box which pop-ups or down. It'd be nice to even have the up or down direction controllable by something like DIRECTION="up". Have we finally stumped you?

[HTML]

Maybe this may help http://www.cross-browser.com/examples/menu9.html

Dave

[QuietDean]

Daves link is the best solution. The only specced attributes are size, multiple and tabindex.

http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/inte...ml#edef-SELECT

I guess you guys beat me

[Ariel]

Dave, thanks for the great link to the combo box example.

QuietDean, thanks for clarifying my question. I can sure use that HTML link you provided.

Ariel