Adding scrollbar to a table

[soflaimports webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I'm trying to create a table with a scrollbar when the text overflows the table. However, it never worked for me using CSS. Can someone list the procedures to make it work? Thanks.

[Murray *TMM*]

Sof:

I can show you a site that does it -

[url]http://www.projectseven.com/whims/tblscroll/[/url]

Support will be limited, however.

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"soflaimports" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to create a table with a scrollbar when the text overflows the

table. However, it never worked for me using CSS. Can someone list the
procedures to make it work? Thanks.

>
>

[mrjansuh]

As far as I know it is not possible to create a scrollbar inside a table.
What is possible, is a scrollbar in a layer. So on top of you tablecell you can drag a layer, set the property overflow to scroll or auto. If you choose scroll, it will show the scrollbars, even when scrolling is not needed, if you use auto, they wil only show when they are needed.

The only thing that you have to think about when you use these, is the fact that you can not print the content inside this layer, only what you see on your screen.

If anymore questions about this, just ask.

succes!

Robert Jansen

[Murray *TMM*]

Robert:

For what it's worth, it is possible using CSS to create a scrollbar in a
table, but support is not complete crossbrowser/platform. And further,
putting a scrollbar in a layer is also poorly supported
crossbrowse/platform.

Neither are reliable solutions.

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"mrjansuh" <info@jmdwebdesign.nl> wrote in message
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> As far as I know it is not possible to create a scrollbar inside a table.
> What is possible, is a scrollbar in a layer. So on top of you tablecell

you can drag a layer, set the property overflow to scroll or auto. If you
choose scroll, it will show the scrollbars, even when scrolling is not
needed, if you use auto, they wil only show when they are needed.

>
> The only thing that you have to think about when you use these, is the

fact that you can not print the content inside this layer, only what you see
on your screen.

>
> If anymore questions about this, just ask.
>
> succes!
>
> Robert Jansen
>
>

[soflaimports webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

As far as I know it is not possible to create a scrollbar inside a table.
What is possible, is a scrollbar in a layer. So on top of you tablecell you can drag a layer, set the property overflow to scroll or auto. If you choose scroll, it will show the scrollbars, even when scrolling is not needed, if you use auto, they wil only show when they are needed.

The only thing that you have to think about when you use these, is the fact that you can not print the content inside this layer, only what you see on your screen.

If anymore questions about this, just ask.

succes!

Robert Jansen

Yes, but let's say the table is centered (so the page is in the center at different resolutions) the layer won't follow the table cell's properties, or will it?

(Here would be an example I'm reffering to; [url]http://www.milonic.co.uk/menu/menusample.php?sampleid=16[/url] use the link from the floating menu on the left "Open In Iframe". What exactly is that frame? A table cell, or a layout layer?)

Thanks.

[soflaimports webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Meanwhile from the source of the page I found out that the code for that frame looks something like this;

<iframe width=100% height=200 id=tempiframe src=""></iframe>

What exactly is this iframe? Anyone know?

Thanks again.

[mrjansuh]

Hmz.. I didnt know that murray,
but what do you use then for something like this if you want it to work anywhere?


soflaimports, no it will not exactly stick to that same spot, so as murray says entering through CSS would be the best way to go then, unless someone has a different option. I am going to look into the crolling table right now to figure it out :)
And about the iframe, have heard of it but never looked into it...

Robert Jansen

[Murray *TMM*]

mrjansuh:

> but what do you use then for something like this if you want it to work

anywhere?

If I must have scrolling then I would either use an IFrame (ptui) or dHTML
scroller (ptui). The latter method will work reliably.

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"mrjansuh" <info@jmdwebdesign.nl> wrote in message
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> Hmz.. I didnt know that murray,
> but what do you use then for something like this if you want it to work

anywhere?

>
>
> soflaimports, no it will not exactly stick to that same spot, so as murray

says entering through CSS would be the best way to go then, unless someone
has a different option. I am going to look into the crolling table right now
to figure it out :)

> And about the iframe, have heard of it but never looked into it...
>
> Robert Jansen