Populate dropdown with display set to none

[theoryofben]

Hello all,

I am using a third party combo box control (I'm lazy). And it works great, except that if the control has the initial display style set to 'none', then the box is not populated.

For instance, I have 3 combo boxes for input. They all populate wonderfully. Below that, I have a div with 3 more combo boxes. The div has the display style set to 'none'. IF they click the "more" button, then I set the display property to inline using Javascript. Works beautifully...EXCEPT that the hidden combo boxes are not populated.

Is this the correct behavior for display:none and dynamically populated controls or do I have a problem with my borrowed combo box?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks

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[jmeckley]

nothing wrong with 3rd party tools. they allow you to focus on more important matters like business process and requirements.

I would check with the 3rd party tool's support first. they will have 1st hand knowledge of how the control works and any known issues which may exist/

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.