Manipulating a forms input border

[Serg]

I have a form with a text input field

Is it possible to specify NO border on that field? Obviosuly I tried
border="0" but to no avail.

Thanks ahead,

[David Dorward]

Serg wrote:

I have a form with a text input field Is it possible to specify NO border on that field? Obviosuly I tried
border="0" but to no avail.

Why obviously? http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#h-17.4 shows
that the input element doesn't have a "border" attribute.

This type of presentational detail is not the job of HTML anyway, the legacy
presentational features in it have been (mostly) deprecated and only exist
in Transitional variants of the language.

Use CSS for providing presentational hints. You will probably find that the
border-style property will allow you to achieve your goal.

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[Serg]

Why obviously? http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/forms.html#h-17.4 shows

that the input element doesn't have a "border" attribute.

Obviously in the sensethat I tried the "supposed" obvious before
posting ;-)

[Serg]

Ok, so now working with CSS forms, the main reason is I have a
background image that I want to use within the entire form.

I was able to bring in the image using... background-image:url()

however, I need to have the size of the form match the image...so I did
set it using px. Yet it still started to tile slightly, is there a way
to say center image, rather than tile?

[Adrienne Boswell]

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "Serg" <se****@aol.com> writing in
news:11*********************@g14g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com:

Ok, so now working with CSS forms, the main reason is I have a
background image that I want to use within the entire form.

I was able to bring in the image using... background-image:url()

however, I need to have the size of the form match the image...so I did
set it using px. Yet it still started to tile slightly, is there a way
to say center image, rather than tile?

Look at the background properties, eg. background-position and background-
repeat.

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[David Dorward]

Serg wrote:

Ok, so now working with CSS forms, the main reason is I have a
background image that I want to use within the entire form.
This sounds like anyone who has graphics turned off isn't going to be able
to see the form. Not a very good idea!
I was able to bring in the image using... background-image:url() however, I need to have the size of the form match the image...so I did
set it using px. Yet it still started to tile slightly, is there a way
to say center image, rather than tile?

Look at the other background-... properties.

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[Serg]

Thanks, slowly getting there. Is there a ONE-STOP guide for
properties?

Because for instance, trying to set the height of the input field, as
well as the font used there, and width, etc.

and while some of the other properties work, background: #FFFFFF for
instance does, font-size: does not!

[David Dorward]

Serg wrote:

Thanks, slowly getting there. Is there a ONE-STOP guide for
properties?
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS2/propidx.html
Because for instance, trying to set the height of the input field, as
well as the font used there, and width, etc.

and while some of the other properties work, background: #FFFFFF for
instance does, font-size: does not!

That is a browser limitation. I've certainly set the font size of form
fields that way. (Of course, as form fields are replaced elements, the
actual effects that CSS should have on them isn't clearly defined)

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[Adrienne Boswell]

Gazing into my crystal ball I observed "Serg" <se****@aol.com> writing in
news:11**********************@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com:

Thanks, slowly getting there. Is there a ONE-STOP guide for
properties?

Because for instance, trying to set the height of the input field, as
well as the font used there, and width, etc.

and while some of the other properties work, background: #FFFFFF for
instance does, font-size: does not!

<http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/propidx.html> CSS2
<http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-CSS1-19990111> CSS1

<http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/css/propindex/font.htm> will also give
you browser peculiarities.

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[kchayka]

Serg wrote:

Ok, so now working with CSS forms, the main reason is I have a
background image that I want to use within the entire form.

however, I need to have the size of the form match the image...so I did
set it using px.

Are you trying to fit text into a background image, or is the image just
for decoration? If the former, know now that it rarely works. Just think
what it will look like when the visitor zooms text because your chosen
font size was too small to read. It will probably be a mess - ugly at
best, unusable at worst.

And if you're going to use that abomination called google groups to post
to usenet, please learn how to quote.
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