Text Box

[Jordanweb]

Is there anyway to get a scrolling textbox that is read only? so the person cant modify wats in it?

[Mr J]

Try adding readonly to the textbox

[Charles]

<textarea readonly>Typi non habent claritatem insitam; est usus legentis in iis qui facit eorum claritatem.</textarea>

<div style="border:solid 1px #000; height:2em; overflow:auto; width:11em">Claritas est etiam processus dynamicus, qui sequitur mutationem consuetudium lectorum.</div>

[jmaresca2005]

<textarea readonly>text here</textarea>

<div style="border:solid 3px #000; height:3em; overflow:auto; width:12em">est here</div>

[NogDog]

Use the textarea option if it is part of a form containing read-only data to be submitted as part of that form. Otherwise use the styled div option using "overflow:" with either the "auto" or "scroll" option (more info at http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visufx.html#overflow).

[Charles]

Use the textarea option if it is part of a form containing read-only data to be submitted as part of that form. Why then is it valid HTML to do otherwise?

[NogDog]

Why then is it valid HTML to do otherwise?
To clarify, I'm not so much concerned with whether you can use a textarea outside a form. I guess I just feel it's more semantically meaningful if you don't. The specification of the textarea element is in section 17 of the 4.01 spec., which happens to be entitled "Forms". But I ain't gonna lose any sleep if anyone uses it outside a form, though I see no reason to do so. :)

[Jordanweb]

thanks guys