drop down menu block by combo box

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A lexx said there is no solution to this because of the default value of the z-index. The options are. Hide the select when it is in the way. Move the select box when it is in the way. Change the layout to get rid of the positioning conflict.

Lexx,

Please keep your language professional.

Cd&

yea iknew his as soon as i posted. sorry all, too much of lounge . . .

aavi

hi WeeKeong .
the following Object will not act the same as a regular combo box with infinit z-index.
try the following :
<html>
<body>
<object dir=rtl classid="clsid:8BD21D30-EC42-11CE-9E0D-00AA006002F3" id="ProfidCombo" name="ProfidCombo" width="150" height="20" >
<param name="VariousPropertyBits" value="746604571">
<param name="BackColor" value="16777215">
<param name="ForeColor" value="2147483656">
<param name="MaxLength" value="0">
<param name="BorderStyle" value="2">
<param name="ScrollBars" value="0">
<param name="DisplayStyle" value="7">
<param name="MousePointer" value="1">
<param name="Size" value="2540;635">
<param name="PasswordChar" value="0">
<param name="ListWidth" value="4000">
<param name="BoundColumn" value="1">
<param name="TextColumn" value="65535">
<param name="ColumnCount" value="1">
<param name="ListRows" value="8">
<param name="cColumnInfo" value="0">
<param name="MatchEntry" value="1">
<param name="ListStyle" value="1">
<param name="ShowDropButtonWhen" value="2">
<param name="ShowListWhen" value="1">
<param name="DropButtonStyle" value="1">
<param name="MultiSelect" value="0">
<param name="Value" value="default value">
<param name="Caption" value>
<param name="PicturePosition" value="458753">
<param name="BorderColor" value>
<param name="SpecialEffect" value="3">
<param name="Accelerator" value="2">
<param name="GroupName" value>
<param name="FontName" value="Arial">
<param name="FontEffects" value="1073741824">
<param name="FontHeight" value="180">
<param name="FontOffset" value="0">
<param name="FontCharSet" value="0">
<param name="FontPitchAndFamily" value="2">
<param name="ParagraphAlign" value="1">
<param name="FontWeight" value="200">
</object>
<script language="javascript">
document.all.item("ProfidCombo").addItem("item 1");
document.all.item("ProfidCombo").addItem("item 2");
document.all.item("ProfidCombo").addItem("item 3");
</script>
</body>
</html>

hi aavi,
could you pls explain the code, ive never seen stuff like this before, but this is cool..
lexxwern

but it doesnt seem to show up in mozilla though..

Interesting. The user will have to allow it, if it gets by the firewall. Might be okay for an intranet site, but....

Lexx,
It does not work in Mozilla because it is IE only, and it would be interesting to see someone try it in a form. Nice toy... nice GUI simulation, but if your are going to do that for a browser page, you might as well just do a GUI app, where it won't run into compatibility issues.

Cd&

BTW aavi, using the answer button for something that speculative is not proper use of the answer button.

Cd&

aavi

this answer is for COBOLdinosaur
try my site and see that it work well
its in hebrew but i am sure tou will manage
try to navigate the menu
http://www.clalit.org.il/medserv/doctors.asp

of course there is this site for handling the behavior of the ComboBox take a look it's:
http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/dhtmlmenu4/menu4.html

i tell you this is the perfect Menu !!!

cd&,
i know its not usable in real world sites.. but just got exited seeing something i didn't know about..

aavi, its just a common practise here to submit as comments; thats all; welcome!

It is time to clean this abandoned question up.

I am putting it on a clean up list for CS.

<recommendation>
points ot lexxwern

</recommendation>

If anyone participating in the Q disagrees with the recommendation,
please leave a comment for the mods.

: - )

Michel Plungjan

Have a read here

http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/1068/fid/128

Per recommendation, force-accepted.

Netminder
EE Admin

Michel Plungjan

Hmm - my comment was to show that that was not really true!

Accck!

michel,

I do wish you'd have said that when you posted. We depend on Experts like Cd& to make good recomendations, and to be honest, we depend on Experts like you to help steer us -- hence Cd&'s comment.

Any suggestions for rectifying this one?

Netminder

Michel Plungjan

Actually Cobol's own fitst comment is correct ;-)
I would leave it as is since all pertinent comments are in here..

michel,

Thanks.

N

nodomain

aavi: I can't find any documentation online for this ProfidCombo. Is there something online that you can point us to?