Minimum width select

[Michael Satterwhite]

If I create a Select input box, but don't populate it (yet), it appears as a
very narrow box. a "width" clause doesn't appear to have any effect, and
"size" is for height - not width.

How can I specify the width of the select box? Preferably the minimum width.

tia
---Michael

 

[Steve Pugh]

If I create a Select input box, but don't populate it (yet), it appears as a
very narrow box.

Do don't do that. If you really need to populate a select element via
client side scripting then don't create the select until you're ready
to start populating it.

a "width" clause doesn't appear to have any effect,

What do you mean by 'clause'? If you mean HTML attribute then there is
no such thing for select. If you mean CSS property then it does work
in many modern browers.

How can I specify the width of the select box? Preferably the minimum width.

min-width is the minimum width but isn't supported by IE.

Steve