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Jeremy Nix

Render select tag with configurable size attribute

Is it possible to specify the size of a select1 box so that you can control the number of elements displayed? For instance, I have I select box with 3 options. In html I would write as:
<select name="a" size="3"> <option>a</option> <option>b</option> <option>c</option> </select>When rendered, the browser would make a 3 line box, displaying all options even though it is not a multi-select box.

If this is not possible, anybody know of a way of making it work?

Jeremy Nix
Senior Application Developer
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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fl.schmitt(ops-users)

Re: Render select tag with configurable size attribute

Jeremy,

maybe xhtml:size="" works - there's a thread in the ML archives:

http://orbeon-forms-ops-users.24843.n4.nabble.com/Little-question-about-xforms-select1-tp29696p29697.html

HTH
florian

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Jeremy Nix

Re: Re: Render select tag with configurable size attribute

Florian,

I tried that, and it doesn't work. Any other ideas? Here was a simple test I created...

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xf="http://www.w3.org/2002/xforms" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <xf:model id="modelOI"> <xf:instance xmlns="" id="instanceData"> <data xmlns=""><flavors>v</flavors></data> </xf:instance> </xf:model> </head> <body> <div> <xf:select1 ref="flavors" appearance="minimal" xhtml:size="3" size="3"> <xf:label>Flavors:</xf:label> <xf:item> <xf:label>Vanilla</xf:label><xf:value>v</xf:value> </xf:item> <xf:item> <xf:label>Strawberry</xf:label><xf:value>s</xf:value> </xf:item> <xf:item> <xf:label>Chocolate</xf:label><xf:value>c</xf:value> </xf:item> </xf:select1> </div> </body> </html>

Jeremy Nix
Senior Application Developer
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

On 09/23/2010 03:20 PM, Florian Schmitt wrote:

Jeremy,

maybe xhtml:size="" works - there's a thread in the ML archives:

http://orbeon-forms-ops-users.24843.n4.nabble.com/Little-question-about-xforms-select1-tp29696p29697.html


HTH
florian

Hank Ratzesberger-2

Re: Render select tag with configurable size attribute

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Does the style attribute get passed along? If not, then a class attribute should get added and

you can use it the specify css style, e.g. height: ????

Not sure what to values and dimensions to use, probably em, although that is tied to character width.

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On Sep 23, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Jeremy Nix wrote:

Is it possible to specify the size of a select1 box so that you can control the number of elements displayed? For instance, I have I select box with 3 options. In html I would write as:
<select name="a" size="3"> <option>a</option> <option>b</option> <option>c</option> </select>When rendered, the browser would make a 3 line box, displaying all options even though it is not a multi-select box.

If this is not possible, anybody know of a way of making it work?

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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fl.schmitt(ops-users)

Re: Re: Re: Render select tag with configurable size attribute

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Jeremy,

> I tried that, and it doesn't work. Any other ideas? Here was a simple
> test I created...

sorry - no idea, i would estimate it as a bug since it worked in 2006.
Both the size and the style attributes get stripped :-( .

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Jeremy Nix

Re: Re: Re: Re: Render select tag with configurable size attribute

Florian/Hank/Anyone else...,

I managed to get the size attribute to work by making a few modifications to the XFormsSelect1Handler.java file. I'm attaching a diff of my changes (they're against a copy orbeon as of 20100914). It would be nice if this functionality existed within Orbeon, but if it doesn't make it in there, its pretty easy to add it on your own.

Jeremy Nix
Senior Application Developer
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

On 09/24/2010 03:28 AM, Florian Schmitt wrote:

Jeremy,

I tried that, and it doesn't work.  Any other ideas?  Here was a simple
test I created...

sorry - no idea, i would estimate it as a bug since it worked in 2006.
Both the size and the style attributes get stripped :-( .

florian

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