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Quick ?... Can i put a scroll bar within a table?

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  • 23-01-2007 11:02pm
    #1
    Flynn
    Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭


    I want the text in my table not to go down the page for ages because i have a nav bar at the bottom of it. Is it possible to have a scroll bar within and can i customise it.. or can this just be done with flash?


    At the moment my site looks like

    /
    \ < -- menu
    | |
    | text | < scroll bar??
    | |
    \_____/ <-- nav bar


    I dont want this...

    /
    \
    | |
    | text |
    | |
    | |
    | |
    | text |
    \_____/


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    #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Place the table inside an IFRAME.

    If you were using XHTML and CSS you would be able to put the table inside a DIV or SPAN element and set the CSS overflow property to scroll.


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    #3
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    Mmm yeah, overflow: scroll; then overflow-x: hidden; if you want to kill the hideous horizontal scrollbar. ;)


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    #4
    Flynn
    Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭Flynn


    ok tanx i'm just checking that out now... forgive all the questions but i'm only on the net for a short time... Can i change the appearance of the scroll bar to fit in with my page.. CSS maybe?


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    #5
    Flynn
    Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭Flynn


    I found a good example here..

    http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_iframe

    but it doesnt tell me alot about utilising it..

    Basically i have a fireworks menu on top of my page in the center (maybe 2/3rd's of the page long) i have the a nav bar below the exact width and in between the 2 i have a table with the content also the same width ...It all blends in together quite smoothly... can i do this with an iFrame?

    With the iFrame i will have to point it to another URL outside of the page ya? So will there be a problem building that page to the same dimensions as it's gonna get squahed aswell? If u get what i'm saying.. anyone!?


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