How to add a title to an option item in select box ?

I want to add a title to option items in a drop down select box. When i hover on each item, i want to see the tooltip.
The prob is that if the option item value is too long, it is truncated in IE.

Can anyone suggest possible solutions plz ?

I don't want to use frames. I'm ready to settle for javascript functions and css customization if need be.

Also i'm using this dtd in my html template:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">

Also,
- adding title in option item won't work in IE
- onmouseover, onhover.. also does not work in IE.

I tried using SPAN, with an overflow hidden, it works only in plain html template.
But in my case, i'm using the loose.dtd, so the <span> does not work.

Please suggest possible solutions cause, i'm not finding any.

Thanks

Feb 24 '08 #1

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How about increasing the length of the select element (perhaps making the font mono-spaced to guarantee that all content can be seen)?

Is it not possible to change the doctype?

Feb 25 '08 #2

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