[Javascript] textarea properties

[Chris Harrison]

I've tested just now on Gecko & IE and seems OK (as in I get the expected 
functionality).
  On 4/13/05, Peter Brunone <peter at brunone.com> wrote:
 
>   Duh. Guess I could have read the *regular* properties instead of getting 
> so bogged down in style settings...
>   Is that compatible with Mozilla and older/fringe browsers as well? I 
> would think that would be a standard, but I could be wrong.
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
> *From:* javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu *On Behalf Of *Chris Harrison
>  I found the wrap proerty which stops soft wrapping (but allows hard 
> wrapping, CR's, etc)
>  <textarea wrap=off>...
>  Chris.
> 
>  On 4/13/05, Peter Brunone <peter at brunone.com> wrote: 
> > 
> >   The alternative would be for the textarea to get longer and longer and 
> > longer as you type more text without a CR...? Or would it be for it to 
> > scroll? 
> >   I don't know of a way to make the textarea do either, except of course 
> > to keep a record of the width of the element and every time you press a key, 
> > see if the current line is longer than the textarea and if so, make the 
> > textarea wider by the width of one character... The derivation is left as an 
> > exercise for the reader :-D 
> >  
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > *From:* javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu [mailto:
> > javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu] *On Behalf Of *Chris Harrison 
> >  ok, what about the fact that a <textarea> wraps text by default, is 
> > there a way to make it not do that - for both Mozilla and IE?
> >  Chris.
> >  On 4/13/05, Troy III Ajnej < trojani2000 at hotmail.com> wrote: 
> > > 
> > > We have allready discussed this matter few years ago. Off course the 
> > > SPAN is
> > > in all imaginable ways, far more preferable and more suitable. 
> > > 
> > > >From: "Peter Brunone" <peter at brunone.com>
> > > >
> > > > I've heard several people mention using an iframe, but my own
> > > >preference is a span tag. Does anyone know why one or the other would
> > > >be better?
> > > > 
> > > >-----Original Message----- 
> > > >From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu
> > > >[mailto: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu] On Behalf Of Allard 
> > > Schripsema 
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >You can imitate that behaviour using for example an iframe and a
> > > >document (contenteditable to make user think it´s a textarea) in it. 
> > > >Check out online email editors and to see how it works 
> > > >Allard
> > > >-----Mensagem original-----
> > > >De: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu
> > > >[mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu ]Em nome de judah
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >afaik it's not possible. otherwise there wouldn't be things like this
> > > >http://xinha.python-hosting.com/ 
> > > >best
> > > >judah 
> > > >
> > > >Chris Harrison wrote:
> > > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >Is it possible to bolded & italice certain letters, phrases, etc in a
> > > >regular textarea?
> > > >
> > > >Thanks, 
> > > >
> > > >Chris
> > > > 
> > > >
> > > >
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