Hi, all, I've run into a bit of a roadblock implementing a minimum width for an empty Inline Edit. I'm hoping someone can offer a suggestion.
The problem is this: It seems you can't set a minimum width on <span> elements without setting them to "display:block" (if anyone knows otherwise, please correct me!!). Why does this matter? In-line elements (like <span>) are preferable to block-level elements in the case where the element is 'in line' with other elements (duh) because block-level elements are displayed on their own separate line. For an example, see the very last line of the following manual test file: http://build.fluidproject.org/fluid/tests/fluid-tests/manual/inline-edit/InlineEdit.html This line is broken up into several inline edits. Admittedly, having an entire sentence consist of a bunch of inline edits is not realistic, but I imagine that having a single inline edit that is actually in line with other text would not be out of line. If these elements in the sample page were created using <div>s, or if their 'display' style was set to 'block,' then each chuck would appear on a separate line, which would obviously not be desirable. (Aside: If the Inline Edit is implemented using a <div>, the width defaults to the full screen, which is evident if you roll your cursor over the very first line of the test page: the highlight is quite apparent, and would be so even if the field were empty (so long as a min height is set).) The end result of this is that I can't figure out how to implement a guaranteed minimum width for an empty inline edit field. Any input on how I might do this, or on how important it is to support an empty field (i.e. instead of forcing an 'invitation text' display in an empty field)? -- Anastasia Cheetham [EMAIL PROTECTED] Software Designer, Fluid Project http://fluidproject.org Adaptive Technology Resource Centre / University of Toronto _______________________________________________ fluid-work mailing list [email protected] http://fluidproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work
