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Posted to dev@struts.apache.org by Colin Sampaleanu <co...@Bspark.com> on 2001/02/05 17:18:35 UTC
RE: Textarea and Wrap
+1
I actually suggested this 3 or 4 months ago. Not having support for wrap is
a big pain in the butt...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Vaughan [mailto:snmvaughan92@yahoo.com]
> Sent: January 30, 2001 9:55 AM
> To: struts-dev@jakarta.apache.org
> Subject: Textarea and Wrap
>
>
> Is there any plan to support wrap in textarea fields. I have
> already coded
> changes to "src/share/org/apache/struts/taglib/TextareaTag.java" and
> "src/doc/struts-form.xml" to add a wrap attribute. I realize
> that "wrap"
> isn't part of the official spec, but it is supported by both
> IE and Netscape.
> I can't even imagine using a textarea without some form of
> wrapping enabled.
>
> I was wondering if there was some alternative, or if my
> changes might make
> their way into CVS.
>
> - Steve
>
>
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RE: Textarea and Wrap
Posted by Ted Husted <ne...@husted.com>.
Did you want to signup for this?
It's on the TODO list for 1.1 but no one's volunteered yet.
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On 2/5/2001 at 11:18 AM Colin Sampaleanu wrote:
>+1
>
>I actually suggested this 3 or 4 months ago. Not having support for
wrap is
>a big pain in the butt...
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Steve Vaughan [mailto:snmvaughan92@yahoo.com]
>> Sent: January 30, 2001 9:55 AM
>> To: struts-dev@jakarta.apache.org
>> Subject: Textarea and Wrap
>>
>>
>> Is there any plan to support wrap in textarea fields. I have
>> already coded
>> changes to "src/share/org/apache/struts/taglib/TextareaTag.java" and
>> "src/doc/struts-form.xml" to add a wrap attribute. I realize
>> that "wrap"
>> isn't part of the official spec, but it is supported by both
>> IE and Netscape.
>> I can't even imagine using a textarea without some form of
>> wrapping enabled.
>>
>> I was wondering if there was some alternative, or if my
>> changes might make
>> their way into CVS.
>>
>> - Steve
>>
>>
>> _________________________________________________________
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>> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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RE: Textarea and Wrap
Posted by Ted Husted <ne...@husted.com>.
Here's a related idea:
Should all the Struts HTML tags have an option for adding custom
properties as-is? For example
custom="wrap=soft googleplex=centurion optimize"
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RE: Textarea and Wrap
Posted by Michael Gerdau <mg...@technosis.de>.
>The HTML 4.01 specification says that in textareas "user agents may
>wrap visible text lines to keep long lines visible without the need for
>scrolling."
[snip]
>How would Opera be adversly affected by Struts providing an optional
>wrap property?
Opera 3.62 as well as 4.x did support HTML 3.2 and would not wrap.
However the most recent version (Opera 5.02) does claim in its featurelist
to support HTML 4.01.
I will try to check what that means in practice later. Since you said it
is scheduled for 1.1 anyway there probably isn't urgent need.
Best,
Michael
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RE: Textarea and Wrap
Posted by Ted Husted <ne...@husted.com>.
The HTML 4.01 specification says that in textareas "user agents may
wrap visible text lines to keep long lines visible without the need for
scrolling."
Unfortunately, many user agents, including Netscape 4.7, won't actually
do this with an additional "wrap" property.
This is on the TODO list for 1.1. When implemented, this would
certainly be an optional property, and if the developer did not specify
"wrap=soft" or "wrap=hard", then a wrap propertly would not be
included.
I agree that it is unfortunate that we have to accomodate the
vagriances of browser implementations, but it is my understanding that
Struts is suppose to be a framework for deploying real-world
applications.
In practice, I would not be able to ship a Web application that used a
text area without wrapping through Netscape 4.x, since there would too
many user requests to add the feature. (I forgot the wrap property on a
comment form once, and, as usual, learned the hard way.)
How would Opera be adversly affected by Struts providing an optional
wrap property?
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On 2/6/2001 at 9:26 AM Michael Gerdau wrote:
>[wrap for textarea]
>
>>> I realize
>>> that "wrap"
>>> isn't part of the official spec, but it is supported by both
>>> IE and Netscape.
>
>What about us Opera users ?
>
>Why do you want to violate the spec anyway ?
>
>>> I was wondering if there was some alternative, or if my
>>> changes might make
>>> their way into CVS.
>
>I strongly object against this. There are already enough
>incompatibilities to be aware of.
>
>My DM 0.02, best,
>Michael
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RE: Textarea and Wrap
Posted by Michael Gerdau <mg...@technosis.de>.
[wrap for textarea]
>> I realize
>> that "wrap"
>> isn't part of the official spec, but it is supported by both
>> IE and Netscape.
What about us Opera users ?
Why do you want to violate the spec anyway ?
>> I was wondering if there was some alternative, or if my
>> changes might make
>> their way into CVS.
I strongly object against this. There are already enough
incompatibilities to be aware of.
My DM 0.02, best,
Michael
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