[thelist] How to do a CSS based scrollable region?

[Rick den Haan]

Jose Hurtado wrote:
> So I have this page:
>
> http://www.trumpetcom.com/cmeyer/bio.html
>
> If you are using Internet Explore in a PC, everything will look fine, the
> text scrolls nicely, and the site works.
>
> BUT if you use Firefox in a PC, or a Mac with Safari, it will not work at
> all... the scrollbars are gone, how can I make it that scrollbar work in all
> the major browsers?  Can any one suggest a CSS based solution?
>   
Jose,


You can use the overflow property to get what you want. Try this:

div#textbox {
  overflow: auto;
  height: 400px; /* or whatever */
}

HTH,

Rick.