- From: Peter Flynn <pflynn@imbolc.ucc.ie>
- Date: 22 Aug 1997 21:18:31 +0100 (BST)
- To: jptxs@idt.net (jptxs)
- Cc: www-html@w3.org
> does anyone know the point size of the type in a form's TEXTAREA? I need > to know the exact size of a specific amount of text (1650 char.'s including > spaces) for a field of information from a form that will then be fitted > into a journal with pre-defined spaces for the entries. The point-size is irrelevant because many browsers show the TEXTAREA in a fixed-width font over which the user (not you) has control. You can define the number of rows and cols in attributes, so 1650 could be 21 lines of 80 characters or 42 lines of 40 characters, or whatever you calculate. But the area is scollable anyway, so it really shouldn't matter, and the user can exceed the size at will. You can make a shot at it, but if you need to exert this level of control you probably need a piece of scripting one end or the other. ///Peter
Received on Friday, 22 August 1997 16:16:59 UTC