Twister
10-04-2003, 08:34 PM
I am making a drop down box with a list of URL. You choose the URL that you would like to go to and then click the button. What I want to do is have on particular URL be a different color as it is used the most. Even bold would be fine. I have tried a couple of ideas but nothing is working. Can anyone help?
ACJavascript
10-05-2003, 06:26 AM
I dont think the select box is that dynamic
Jeff Mott
10-05-2003, 07:14 AM
Ideally you would do...<select>
<option style="font-weight: bold">hello</option>
<option>world</option>
</select>However, only Netscape seems to support this at the moment.
I don't see what's wrong with this:
<select>
<option><strong>hello</strong></option>
<option>world</option>
</select>
ACJavascript
10-05-2003, 04:06 PM
hehe I did the same thing you did jeff
Yea it doesn't work on IE or some of the others I tried.
Isn't it funny, If not all the time we are trying to figure out how to make it work in netscape and now its the other way around hehe
Jeff Mott
10-05-2003, 06:07 PM
I don't see what's wrong with this:
<select>
<option><strong>hello</strong></option>
<option>world</option>
</select>Well... first, it does not work in IE, Opera or Netscape. And second, using the STRONG element for only making bold text in incorrect usage of the element.
Okay, so my code was untested. And yes, it was too early in the morning, would it be better if I used this?
em {
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: bold}
<option><em>Hi!</em></option>
Although that won't work, it makes sense semantically.