Display CSS in Drop Down
 

I'm trying to display a small "color square" to the left of each combo box
choice. I know I can make each choice have a different background color, but
is it possible to display a background image for each row? In my code below,
I'm trying to display img_color1.gif which is a 5 pixel wide by 10 pixel
high transparent gif with a small color square on the background of a
choice.

My end goal is to have an Outlook looking combo box like the "LABEL" option
on outlook 2003's calendar event.

<style>
.cboColor1 {
background: url('http://www.mileslumber.net/images/img_color1.gif')
no-repeat;
}
.cboColor2 {
background: url(http://www.mileslumber.net/images/img_color1.gif) right
top
}
.cboColor3 {
list-style-type: disc; color:#3A3E59
}
</style>

' HTML Combo below

<select size="1" name="cboColors">
<option value="1">Choice 1</option>
<option value="2" style="background-color:blue; color:white">Choice
2</option>
<option value="3" class="cboColor1">Choice 3</option>
<option value="4" class="cboColor2">Choice 4</option>
<option value="5" style="background:
url('http://www.myweb.com/images/img_color1.gif') no-repeat;
color:white">Choice 5</option>
<option value="6" class="cboColor3">Choice 6</option>

Re: Display CSS in Drop Down
 

Adrienne wrote:
>> I'm trying to display a small "color square" to the left of each
>> combo box choice. I know I can make each choice have a different
>> background color, but is it possible to display a background image
>> for each row?
>
> No. Color is possible for some browsers, but a background image is
> not. Nesting an img element in the option element is not will not
> work either.

I'm not sure I agree. YOUR FAVORITE browser may not support it. But if the
browser offers full CSS2 support, a background image should be allowed on
option elements:

'background-image'
Value: <uri> | none | inherit
Initial: none
===> Applies to: all elements
Inherited: no
Percentages: N/A
Media: visual
Computed value: absolute URI

http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/colors.ht...ckground-image


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Re: Display CSS in Drop Down
 

Adrienne wrote:
>> But if the browser offers full CSS2 support, a background image
>> should be allowed on option elements:
>
> My favorite browsers are Opera 8 and Firefox 1.0, which both support
> CSS2 (IIRC FF supports some CSS3), but I could not get a background
> image to show in either of those browsers, nor IE.

I don't think anyone makes the claim that Firefox has FULL CSS2 support.
Opera claims "In compliance with W3C standards," but does make specific
conformance claims. Perhaps Opera distinguishes between W3C Recommendations
and Specifications...


> What would a browser do with an image that was 100px high? Cut
> if off, expand the option element's height? With color, there
> is nothing to draw, really.

The default display behavior would be in effect. What does the browser do
for any other element with a background image? Put another way, why do you
suppose there are style attributes background-repeat and
background-position?


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Re: Display CSS in Drop Down
 

i tried every way, no dice on drop-down.


"Dave Anderson" <GTSPXOESSGOQ@spammotel.com> wrote in message
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> Adrienne wrote:
>>> But if the browser offers full CSS2 support, a background image
>>> should be allowed on option elements:
>>
>> My favorite browsers are Opera 8 and Firefox 1.0, which both support
>> CSS2 (IIRC FF supports some CSS3), but I could not get a background
>> image to show in either of those browsers, nor IE.
>
> I don't think anyone makes the claim that Firefox has FULL CSS2 support.
> Opera claims "In compliance with W3C standards," but does make specific
> conformance claims. Perhaps Opera distinguishes between W3C
> Recommendations and Specifications...
>
>
>> What would a browser do with an image that was 100px high? Cut
>> if off, expand the option element's height? With color, there
>> is nothing to draw, really.
>
> The default display behavior would be in effect. What does the browser do
> for any other element with a background image? Put another way, why do you
> suppose there are style attributes background-repeat and
> background-position?
>
>
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