text field

[CyberDog]

Hello,

What is the text field type/setting that forces continius set of
characters to brake into the next line rather than displaying horizontal
scroll?

I hope you know what I mean...

Thank you.

 

[Mark Parnell]

What is the text field type/setting that forces continius set of
characters to brake into the next line rather than displaying horizontal
scroll?

There isn't one.

Server-side, in your language of choice, you can insert spaces, hyphens
or other characters which allow breaking after every nn characters. But
there is nothing in HTML to achieve what you want.

 

[CyberDog]

Server-side, in your language of choice, you can insert spaces, hyphens
or other characters which allow breaking after every nn characters. But
there is nothing in HTML to achieve what you want.

Actually the problem is server side because script outputs a very long
URL that cannot be placed in <a> tag therefore it needs to be placed in
the textbox so my page would not be corrupt.

Inserting brakes after some number of characters could be easy done but
then when the user copys the url it will be broken apart when pasted...

 

[Mark Parnell]

Actually the problem is server side because script outputs a very long
URL that cannot be placed in <a> tag

Why not?

therefore it needs to be placed in
the textbox so my page would not be corrupt.

Define corrupt in this context?

Inserting brakes after some number of characters could be easy done but
then when the user copys the url it will be broken apart when pasted...

Chances are that would happen regardless of whether the browser wrapped
the text itself, or you add characters in to make it wrap.

 

[CyberDog]

Why not?
Define corrupt in this context?

The link presented to user is for safe keeping, not for clicking on,
therefore it must be displayed as regular text so the user could copy
it. Without textbox the page horizontally scrolls and I don't like it

Chances are that would happen regardless of whether the browser wrapped
the text itself, or you add characters in to make it wrap.

I will try &nbsp;

 

[CyberDog]

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Oh, yes, feel free to see for yourself:
http://www.omega17.net/filebuffer/

Just choose .txt or something then click subbmit if you want to try it out.

 

[Jukka K. Korpela]

Oh, yes, feel free to see for yourself:
http://www.omega17.net/filebuffer/

Why don't you start by explaining what you are really doing, and then
specify exactly the issue that bothers you?

Just choose .txt or something then click subbmit if you want to try
it out.

What do you mean by choosing .txt, and which of the Greek or Hebrew or
whatever buttons is "subbmit"? And what is that "it" that we should
try?

I can only see that you have some cryptic text prefilled in a textarea.
That's almost always a sure symptom of not understanding what a
textarea is.

 

[CyberDog]

Why don't you start by explaining what you are really doing, and then
specify exactly the issue that bothers you?

I have made a file shareing scipt, user uploads a file, it's encoded
with a random code that he gets in a form of a link at the end, and a
delete dink as well. The file can only be accessed with that link, and
youser can select the max usage number or a time limit in days.

The problem is how to display a long set od characters without
corrupting the page, no spaces no breaks.

I've fixed it by useing a input field and a small java script that
selects all of the text when the field is clicked on.

What do you mean by choosing .txt, and which of the Greek or Hebrew or
whatever buttons is "subbmit"?

The only button on the page.

And what is that "it" that we should
try?

Whell, no, just the kind person who acctually tried to help me....

I can only see that you have some cryptic text prefilled in a textarea.
That's almost always a sure symptom of not understanding what a
textarea is.

It was a disabled field with disclaimer in it. Yes, it was a bad idea
not by missusing the textarea but because the great and holy IE does not
allow scrolling disabled fields, it has been replaced by plain text.

 

[Jukka K. Korpela]

The only button on the page.

(The page actually contains several buttons.)

You are not really helping us to help you, are you?

Please do not change your forged From field before you get a clue.
Thank you in advance.

 

[CyberDog]

(The page actually contains several buttons.)

Sorry, I asumed that you know what "Browse" means, other than that there
are two drop-lists and one button that subbmint the form, other are
links (AFAIK).

You are not really helping us to help you, are you?

No more help is needed as I have fixed all the issues, thank you.

Please do not change your forged From field before you get a clue.
Thank you in advance.

I do not understand? What was or will be changed?
The script is only a day old, I'm constantly changing it... what where
you reffering to and it isn't there now?

 

[CyberDog]

Please do not change your forged From field before you get a clue.
Thank you in advance.

oh FROM field, I touhgt it sad form.

How is it forged?