You could also create a "wrapper" field that renders a <div> tag. (extend from AbstractContainerField) Then add wrapper field to form and field to wrapper.
Bob On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Malcolm Edgar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > The simplest way to implement this would be to subclass the TextArea > class and override the render method. > > �...@override > public void render(HtmlStringBuffer buffer) { > buffer.append("<span>"); > super.render(buffer); > buffer.append("</span>"); > } > > regards Malcolm Edgar > > On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 6:28 AM, J.F. Zarama <[email protected]> wrote: >> Malcom: >> could you forward this message where appropriate; I am attempting sending to >> [email protected] but it bounces back; >> thanks; >> >> -- >> J.F. Zarama >> http://jfzarama.blogspot.com/ >> >> I have an application that works well with other browsers except IE6 and >> IE7. >> It cuts-off the form and/or clips the right side on entry fields, as >> described here and here where it referred to a double float-margin bug in >> IE6. >> It is particularly bad when one has a TextArea, or TinyMCE. The entry >> fieldas above the TextArea are clipped and the Forms renders about 1/2; >> input TextFields do not show clossing portion of the input outline box. >> Using a TextArea one way to render it properly is to to pre-fill the >> TextArea with blank-characters. This 'pushes' the TextArea, expands it, >> along with the fields above it. >> This is fine except that once blanks are pre-filled in the TextArea it >> behaves improperly when entering text; this method does not work for >> TinyMCE. >> One mentioned solution is to enclose the affected input fields with >> <div></div> or <span></span> tags. >> Question: how do I enclose, selected TextFields and/or TexttArea, or >> TynyMCE, with <span> </span>. Do I need a subclass of TextArea, TextField or >> Form? >> Please advice should you have encountered and corrected this >> very annoying problem with IE7 ad IE6. >> A comment in one of the entries reads as follows: >> >> Thanx for the menu of suggestions Mathew. I had the same problem and I >> enclosed the textarea tag inside of a span tag and viola! Instant fix. >> >> Your input on resolving this problem is appreciated; thanks; >> >> >> >> >> >> >
