Limiting the number of options shown in a <select> drop down menu.

[Darren]

Please Help Me!!

I've created a typical <form> and a <select> element. The options are
created dynamically from my access database (using asp).

There are about 70 options, and when you click the dropdown button, it
shows about 25 (depending on screen resolution) and then the gives you
a scroll bar to get to the rest.

My question is, can I limit the number of options shown when you click
the drop down button, but still be able to scroll through all the
options. Ideally I'd like to limit it to showning 5 to 10 options.

Quick example of what I want to acheive is to click on your IE Address
Bar's drop down button. Mine shows 14 urls and I can scroll down to
the others.

Any ideas appreciated.. HTML, VBScript, Javascript... what ever works.
:)

[Dave Patton]

da************@hotmail.com (Darren) wrote in
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I've created a typical <form> and a <select> element. The options are
created dynamically from my access database (using asp). My question is, can I limit the number of options shown when you click
the drop down button, but still be able to scroll through all the
options.

Have you looked at the size attribute?
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/...ef-size-SELECT

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[Darren]

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da************@hotmail.com (Darren) wrote in
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I've created a typical <form> and a <select> element. The options are
created dynamically from my access database (using asp).

My question is, can I limit the number of options shown when you click
the drop down button, but still be able to scroll through all the
options.

Have you looked at the size attribute?
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/...ef-size-SELECT

Hi Dave

I tried to use the size attribute as you suggested; if you don't
include it in the <select> tag its default size is 1. I've added it
like this...
<select name="staffmember" size="2"> and it increased the size number
of viewable options making a scroll box with 2 rows. It does allow you
to scroll through the options but removes the drop down list.

This is not quite what I'm after :(

I need to keep the number of viewable options to be 1 row. But when
you click the drop down button you then see 5 (or whatever number) out
of the 70 options. Then in the drop down list be able to scroll
through the rest.

I've looked every high and low and still the best example is the way
IE Address bar works.

Thanks, any and all other suggestions are greatly appreciated :)

[Steve Pugh]

da************@hotmail.com (Darren) wrote:

I tried to use the size attribute as you suggested; if you don't
include it in the <select> tag its default size is 1. I've added it
like this...
<select name="staffmember" size="2"> and it increased the size number
of viewable options making a scroll box with 2 rows. It does allow you
to scroll through the options but removes the drop down list.

This is not quite what I'm after :(

I need to keep the number of viewable options to be 1 row. But when
you click the drop down button you then see 5 (or whatever number) out
of the 70 options. Then in the drop down list be able to scroll
through the rest.

Not possible in HTML.

The number of items displayed in the dropdown is a feature of the
browser and/or operating system. It will vary from user to user and is
out of your control.

Steve

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