2 select forms in 1 cell without line wrap

M

mbuess

Hi there

I would like to have 2 select forms in 1 cell on the same line, but it
always wraps the line.

It's because of the form tag, this i know, does someone know a solution?

Thanks for the answers.

Here the code:

<td nowrap><form name="selectprintserver" method="post"
action="index.php?page=user&action=newentry&user=edsbuess"> <select
name="newPrintserver" onchange="document.selectprintserver.submit()">
kfbfbb001</option> <option value="kfbisd002" >kfbisd002</option> <option
value="kfbobb001" >kfbobb001 said:
kfflfs001</option> <option value="kflagy001" >kflagy001</option> <option
value="kfligs001" >kfligs001 said:
kfligs005</option> <option value="kfligs006" >kfligs006</option> <option
value="kfligy001" >kfligy001 said:
kfmsbg001</option> <option value="kfmsgy001" >kfmsgy001</option> <option
value="kfmubz001" >kfmubz001 said:
kfowgy001</option> <option value="kfprgb001" >kfprgb001</option> </select>
<input type="Hidden" name="newResourceTyp" value="2"></form><form
name="selectprintqueue" method="post"
action="index.php?page=user&user=edsbuess"> <select name="newPrintQueue">
<option value="kpauar00090d">kpauar00090d</option> <option
value="kpauar00090h">kpauar00090h</option> <option
value="kpauar00101d">kpauar00101d</option> <option
value="kpauar00101h">kpauar00101h</option> <option
value="kpauar00140d">kpauar00140d</option> <option
value="kpauar00140h">kpauar00140h</option> <option
value="kpauar00207d">kpauar00207d</option> <option
value="kpauar00207h">kpauar00207h</option> <option
value="kpauar00208d">kpauar00208d</option> <option
value="kpauar00208h">kpauar00208h</option> <option
value="kpauar00214d">kpauar00214d</option> <option
value="kpauar00214h">kpauar00214h</option> <option
value="kpauar00237d">kpauar00237d</option> <option
value="kpauar00237h">kpauar00237h</option> <option
value="kpauar00355c">kpauar00355c</option> <option
value="kpauar00355h">kpauar00355h</option> <option
value="kpauar00405d">kpauar00405d</option> <option
value="kpauar00407c">kpauar00407c</option> <option
value="kpauar00407h">kpauar00407h</option> <option
value="kpauar00484d">kpauar00484d</option> <option
value="kpauar00484h">kpauar00484h</option></select></td>
 
B

brucie

In alt.html mbuess said:
I would like to have 2 select forms in 1 cell on the same line, but it
always wraps the line.
form{display:inline;}

Here the code:

URL in future please. its much easier for people to help you.
 
J

Jukka K. Korpela

mbuess said:
I would like to have 2 select forms in 1 cell on the same line, but
it always wraps the line.

No, forms are just block elements by default.
does someone know a solution?

Make it one form, and handle the different selections in the server-side
form handler.
<td nowrap><form name="selectprintserver" method="post"
action="index.php?page=user&action=newentry&user=edsbuess"> <select
name="newPrintserver" onchange="document.selectprintserver.submit()">

You have managed to create a form that can never be submitted (there is
no submit button), unless the user ignores the advice from security
specialistis and authorities and keeps JavaScript enabled.

Try again. Rebuild the page starting from the assumption that JavaScript
may be disabled, unsupported, or filtered out by a firewall. Don't use
more forms than needed
<option></option>

What's that supposed to mean?
<option value="kdprsp001" >kdprsp001</option>

Not my idea of user-friendlyness. Surely the consonant cluster could be
replaced by some descriptive name (in the <option> content, which is what
the user hears or sees).
 
N

Nicolai Admiraal

Make a table in the cell !!

example:


<td nowrap>

<table border=0><tr><td valign=top>


<form name="selectprintserver" method="post"
action="index.php?page=user&action=newentry&user=edsbuess"> <select
name="newPrintserver" onchange="document.selectprintserver.submit()">
kfbfbb001</option> <option value="kfbisd002" >kfbisd002</option> <option
value="kfbobb001" >kfbobb001 said:
kfflfs001</option> <option value="kflagy001" >kflagy001</option> <option
value="kfligs001" >kfligs001 said:
kfligs005</option> <option value="kfligs006" >kfligs006</option> <option
value="kfligy001" >kfligy001 said:
kfmsbg001</option> <option value="kfmsgy001" >kfmsgy001</option> <option
value="kfmubz001" >kfmubz001 said:
kfowgy001</option> <option value="kfprgb001" >kfprgb001</option> </select>
<input type="Hidden" name="newResourceTyp" value="2"></form>

</td><td valign=top>

<form name="selectprintqueue" method="post"
action="index.php?page=user&user=edsbuess">

<select name="newPrintQueue">
<option value="kpauar00090d">kpauar00090d</option> <option
value="kpauar00090h">kpauar00090h</option> <option
value="kpauar00101d">kpauar00101d</option> <option
value="kpauar00101h">kpauar00101h</option> <option
value="kpauar00140d">kpauar00140d</option> <option
value="kpauar00140h">kpauar00140h</option> <option
value="kpauar00207d">kpauar00207d</option> <option
value="kpauar00207h">kpauar00207h</option> <option
value="kpauar00208d">kpauar00208d</option> <option
value="kpauar00208h">kpauar00208h</option> <option
value="kpauar00214d">kpauar00214d</option> <option
value="kpauar00214h">kpauar00214h</option> <option
value="kpauar00237d">kpauar00237d</option> <option
value="kpauar00237h">kpauar00237h</option> <option
value="kpauar00355c">kpauar00355c</option> <option
value="kpauar00355h">kpauar00355h</option> <option
value="kpauar00405d">kpauar00405d</option> <option
value="kpauar00407c">kpauar00407c</option> <option
value="kpauar00407h">kpauar00407h</option> <option
value="kpauar00484d">kpauar00484d</option> <option
value="kpauar00484h">kpauar00484h</option></select>

</td></tr></table>


</td>
 

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