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Using CSS height and width for <textarea>

bugboy
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Is it ok to use CSS height: and width: attributes instead of rows and cols to size a textarea? It seems to work but i think i remember reading somewhere that i shouldn't do it...Is there any good reason to avoid it?

Thanks in advance!
Bugboy
Jan 21 '09 #1
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Markus
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@bugboy
I can't think of any good reason not to; you have more control if you size the element using pixels, as opposed to columns and rows.
Jan 25 '09 #2
Atli
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Hi.

The "cols" and "rows" attributes are required for the <textarea> element.
If you omit them your HTML will be invalid.
(See http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#h-17.7)

It's best to just do both. Add the attributes and apply the CSS styles.
Most browsers will prefer the CSS styles and simply ignore the attributes, but they will be there to fall back on if the CSS (for some reason) doesn't work,
Jan 30 '09 #3
bugboy
160 New Member
Thanks guys!

Regards

bugboy
Jan 30 '09 #4

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