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Customize DropDownButton of DropDownList(Select)

Hi,
How can I change the styles of the DropDownList(Select box)..?
and also I want to place an image in the place of DropDownButton of
Select Box .. How can i done these in DHTML..?.

I would like to know an example on Customizing DorpDownButton of
the DropDownList or Select Box(Changing DropDownButton border,placing
image as background to buttona and background colors..)

cheers
kiran
Jul 20 '05 #1
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ve*********@yahoo.com (krian) writes:
How can I change the styles of the DropDownList(Select box)..?
and also I want to place an image in the place of DropDownButton of
Select Box .. How can i done these in DHTML..?.


You can't. Styling form controls is not part of HTML, and not even
part of CSS, since they are supposed to use the operating system's
controls (which gives maximal recognizablilty for the user).

/L
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Lasse Reichstein Nielsen - lr*@hotpop.com
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Jul 20 '05 #2

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