Re^4: Estimating height of TEXTAREA from content

I think you're confusing this for an optional layout problem that could be left to the user agent.

I am all for the seperation of content from presentation, I just don't know how to do that in this case. I want to present my visitor an editable article, I have to put something in the character width and character height of the TEXTAREA. Tell me how not to fight it.

-Andrew.

Andrew Tomazos | andrew@tomazos.com | www.tomazos.com

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Re^5: Estimating height of TEXTAREA from content by merlyn (Sage) on Jul 25, 2005 at 14:05 UTC
I have to put something in the character width and character height of the TEXTAREA. Tell me how not to fight it. Users know how to operate scrollbars. In other words, don't worry about it. Use natural numbers that make sense for your overall design, and if it ends up with scrollbars, that's life. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re^6: Estimating height of TEXTAREA from content by Anonymous Monk on Jul 25, 2005 at 14:54 UTC
I know how to operate scrollbars. That doesn't mean I like to use them. Personally, I think that if I need to edit something, that who ever wants me to edit something should fire up `$VISUAL`.	[reply]
Re^6: Estimating height of TEXTAREA from content by tomazos (Deacon) on Jul 25, 2005 at 15:20 UTC
That's what I did originally and then users complained about the fact that they had to operate two scrollbars (one for the browser, one for the textarea), the dynamic sizing was in response to that. -Andrew. Andrew Tomazos \| andrew@tomazos.com \| www.tomazos.com	[reply]