A scrollable child window in web page

[correro]

I wish to have a child window in my web page, and child window can be scrolled down if there is much text in it.

I could use <textarea>, but it does not work if I put form elements in it (like <input>, <select>, etc.)

What HTML tag, or whatever, should I use to achieve that? Thank you!

 

[Vragabond]

You should add [tt]overflow: auto;[/tt] to a block level element (such as div) that has fixed width and height specified:

<div style="width: 100px; height: 100px; overflow: auto;">Text go here.</div>

For the final page, the inline style would be moved into a separate stylesheet.

 

[correro]

Yes, that's what I was looking for. Thanks, Vragabond!

BTW, is it supported in all browsers and all versions? I know that some HTML syntax is supported in some browsers/versions but not some others.

 

[Vragabond]

No, it is not supported in older browsers with poor css implemenatition such as IE3, IE4, NN4 and such. I don't know about the rest of the old ones. It works however on IE5+, Geckos (Mozilla, FF, Netscape 6+), Opera, Safari, and basically all modern browsers.