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05-Dec-2004, 10:42 PM #1
Select Form Field (Dreamweaver MX)
I have a select field that I populate dynamically with ColdFsuion query.... I have specified the maximum width by using
<select name="FormName" style="width:330px">

the problem is that some of the data in the list is longer than 330 pixels and therefore can't be read. Is there a way to have a tooltip popup to show the entire field when the mouse is over the item.

Something like what you get with the ALT tag for images.

Thanks..

-Jones
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06-Dec-2004, 10:04 AM #2
Why not just use the style attributes and make it use a smaller font and ditch defining the width of the dropdown list.
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06-Dec-2004, 04:16 PM #3
Because even using the smallest possible font there is still 10 entries in the list that are longer than the width of the field.
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07-Dec-2004, 10:26 AM #4
Make the font smaller and take out the width attribute altogether. The field will stretch to the longes entry.
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07-Dec-2004, 06:44 PM #5
I realize that...however if it does then it throws the design out of wack, pushing table columns to the right etc..... I tried doing this:

<select name="FormName" style="width:330px; font-size:10px; font-weight:bold">
<cfoutput query="NameSearch">
<option title="#NameSearch.FormName#">#NameSearch.FormName#</option>
</cfoutput></select>

but it does not work.
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