[thelist]Select width

[Scott wolpow]

Yes the width of the menu. I have three on a page and want them all the 
same size.
At 03:48 PM 1/5/04, you wrote:

>--- Scott wolpow <scott at wolpow.com> wrote:
> > Is there a way to set a uniform width in select menus? Other than
> > adding &nbsp; before a "None" value?
>
>Do you mean the width of the menu itself? You can use CSS for that
>(width: 100px;) however it's not a good idea, because any text that
>runs over that amount will be truncated.
>
>Really best practice for select menus is to allow the longest entry
>to set the width of the menu. Most anything else you do futzes with
>the menu and can even make it a pain to use.
>
>Tom
>
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