realy problem i am having about text field.

[yanivkalfa]

Well my question is how to set the size of a Text field with CSS i cant manage to do so allready tryed like 200000 times. please help

[TheFilmGod]

<input type="text" name="first_name" class="log_field" />

 

log_field {

  width: 150px;

}

[yanivkalfa]

no mate when i brows it i still can edit it trhough the browser i want it to simply show a plan text that can be scrolled without the ability to edit it (user edit i mean)

thanks anyways though mate

[ToonMariner]

you want a textarea...

 

<textarea id="fieldname" rows="5" cols="30"></textarea>

 

you can use css to give it width and height but rows and cols are needed for validation.

[yanivkalfa]

you dont get my question i dont want to know how to resize the text area  i just want the textarea to not be editable by people . as simple as that then somone visit the site he see the text in the textarea but he cant edit it

[peranha]

READONLY = "TRUE"

 

Add that to the text area, or text field

 

<textarea READONLY = "TRUE">

[TheFilmGod]

READONLY = "TRUE"

 

Add that to the text area, or text field

 

<textarea READONLY = "TRUE">

 

Incorrect. Instead do this:

 

<textarea DISABLED></textarea>

[peranha]

READONLY = "TRUE"

 

Add that to the text area, or text field

 

<textarea READONLY = "TRUE">

 

Incorrect. Instead do this:

 

<textarea DISABLED></textarea>

 

What is wrong with that, it works fine and it validates with w3c, after all that is where I got if from.  Just asking, not trying to get into an argument.

[yanivkalfa]

thanks alot mates i thinks i got it now

[bronzemonkey]

Incorrect. Instead do this:

 

<textarea DISABLED></textarea>

 

If you want to disable part of a form using valid (x)html you use:

 

<input disabled="disabled" type="text" value="" />

 

Readonly is different to disabled.