Positioning <select> boxes - anchor points

[bengee]

Hi

First off - by the word "anchor" i DON'T mean a link, i.e. <a></a> tags

I'm trying to position a <select> box inside a <div>. I can use relative
positioning to set where the box should appear using "left: ?px; top:
?px;". What i'd like to do though, is set the box so that it's dead
horizontally center inside the <div> (don't forget that the width of the
select box can change depending on what options i have listed in it).

Any ideas on how to change the "anchor point" in the select box? By
default it uses left/top as the anchor point. It'd be good to change it
to center/top or center/center.

TIA

bengee

[brucie]

in post: <news:pG*********************@stones.force9.net>
bengee <po********@localhost.localdomain> said:

I'm trying to position a <select> box inside a <div>.

div{text-align:center;}
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[bengee]

brucie wrote:

in post: <news:pG*********************@stones.force9.net>
bengee <po********@localhost.localdomain> said:

I'm trying to position a <select> box inside a <div>.

div{text-align:center;}

Cheers brucie, that worked a treat in this case. But for future
reference, do you (or anyone) know if it's posible to change the anchor
point?

[Neal]

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:58:36 +0000, bengee
<po********@localhost.localdomain> wrote:

do you (or anyone) know if it's posible to change the anchor point?

Never heard of it being possible.

[Steve Pugh]

bengee <po********@localhost.localdomain> wrote:

brucie wrote:

in post: <news:pG*********************@stones.force9.net>
bengee <po********@localhost.localdomain> said:

I'm trying to position a <select> box inside a <div>.

div{text-align:center;}

Cheers brucie, that worked a treat in this case. But for future
reference, do you (or anyone) know if it's posible to change the anchor
point?

div {position: relative;}
select {position: absolute; top: XX; left: XX;}

The XX are now measured from the top, left corner of the DIV.

For elements for which don't know the width and height this is not a
technique that can be used for centering.

Steve

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