Controlling the size of input boxes

[cckrocks]

I read a post a while back on how to ocntrol the size of an input box with css..well now I need that information, and can't find it/didn't write it down, so could some please help. The input box is blowing apart my table. Thanks for the help.

[goober]

the 'size' and 'cols' attributes don't work? I heard you could use 'cols' to shrink the text box (although I personally haven't tried it myself).

Post back and tell me if it works, please.

[shane]

Try using some css:

<style>
.mytextbox {
  width: 150px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-color: #000000;
  border-width: 1px;
  color: #003399;
  background-color: #cccccc;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
</style>

You'll still need to do some testing with different browsers when using css with form elements. Even Opera 5 doesn't apply all the above css.

You can also use the attribute 'height' but I'd only consider using this for <textarea>.

If you leave out the border properties in the css it'll use the default broswer style. But the default border style varies between browsers. For css the default border-style is 'solid' so in theory you can leave this out but if you do some browsers won't apply any of the border style attributes.

Shane

[cckrocks]

Thanks..its the width attribute that fixes it. I still have a strange problem though...it makes one of the input boxes have a 3d border and the other one has no border. They are both defined with the same class, are in the same <td> and in the same form...go figure. I have another question for you though GOOBER check at this url..I just need to know how to insert this into the asp code I have, and you seem to be the most knowledgeable about asp. Here it is: http://www.sitepointforums.com/showt...381#post119381

[goober]

By the way, I'm sure shane rivals me in the ASP category. Not to mention Kevin (he just plain out SCARES me with the stuff he knows ).

Let me know what exactly you are trying to do, and I can better help you. Just minor details in how you'd like to use the DatePart function.

[cckrocks]

I just want a date in this format February 23, 2001
I don't want it to say that it is Friday, February, 23, 2001 like vblongdate does.

Heres what I have:

<% response.write(FormatDateTime(date(),vblongdate)) %>

[goober]

Definately a question for Shane and / or KYank. I have minimal experience with this sort of question. Basically, what I would do is:

<%dim varDate, monthName
varDate = Date()
Select Case varDate
Case "1"
     monthName = "January"
Case "2"
     monthName = "February"
Case "3"
     monthName = "March"
'NOTE: Finish this off, you know
End Select

varDate = varMonthName & Day(Date) & ", " & Year(Date)%>

Like I stated before, this is the quick version. I would PM Shane or KYank for help with this, at my example undoubtedly doesn't even work.

Sorry I couldn't be of assistence

[cckrocks]

That's alright, I got it figured out:

<% response.write(MonthName(Month(Date)) & "&nbsp;" & Day(date()) & ",&nbsp;" & Year(date())) %>

[Drinky]

I did a comparison of text fields in different browsers a while ago because I wanted to alter the width of the text boxes in server side code depending on the browser.

Comparison: http://www.guntrisoft.com/dev/james/...textboxes.html

although it's a bit of hassle because the size ratios are different depending on the font used in the box :O(

[goober]

cckrocks,

oh my goodness! Thank you so much! Even though you solved your own problem, I believed you solved one of mine as well! Sheesh, VBScript has a built-in function for everything.