contact forms

[seymourjames]

What would be the best way to restrict the size of the text area on the contact forms so it will not oversize across the page if pulled out manually? Presently the text area can be pulled greater than the page width. I cannot find anyone who has fixed this on their site.

[Eric Barnes]

I might not be understanding this one. But can't you just alter the html and add in whatever cols and rows you want to the text area?

[Mike-N-Tosh]

Are you referring to the built in functionality in the Safari browser that allows you to resize a text area in a form?

-Mike

[Eric Barnes]

I totally forgot about Safari allowing that. If that is what he is talking about is their any way to prevent it? I would think no because that is a very useful feature.

[seymourjames]

Correct and correct.

It was rather late for me but Mike is spot on. The problem comes in Safari. You can just pull the whole box across the page which you cannot do in Firefox. Not sure if there is a browser independent solution for this one.

[Eric Barnes]

I just did a quick search and found this:
Stop the resize in Safari textarea - SitePoint Forums

So it does seem possible.

[seymourjames]

Yup - I put this in the CSS. somebody is bound to ask.

textarea{ resize:none;}

[Mike-N-Tosh]

Originally Posted by seymourjames

Yup - I put this in the CSS. somebody is bound to ask.

textarea{ resize:none;}

Excellent!