Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping'

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From	"Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com>
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Subject	Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping'
Date	Sat, 9 Feb 2013 18:49:32 -0700
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Evertjan:

    I managed to get the <select> list to drop down on focus. However (as 
the example below shows),  the set of inputs on the same line as the select 
get 'pushed down' and destrop the screen layout.

Can you give further guidance please ??

Thank you.

-Mel Smith

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
<title></title>

<script type="text/javascript">

function setFocusSize(selobj) {
if (selobj.id == "imth") selobj.size = "13" ;
}

function resetFocusSize(selobj) {
if (selobj.id == "imth") selobj.size="1" ;
}
</script>
</head>

<body>

<input type="text" size="4" maxlength="4" value="1234" />

<select id="imth" size="1" onfocus="setFocusSize(this);" 
onblur="resetFocusSize(this);">
   <option value="XXX" disabled="disabled">Pick Month</option>
   <option value="Jan">January</option>
   <option value="Feb">February</option>
   <option value="Mar">March</option>
   <option value="Apr">April</option>
   <option value="May">May</option>
   <option value="Jun">June</option>
   <option value="Jul">July</option>
   <option value="Aug">August</option>
   <option value="Sep">September</option>
   <option value="Oct">October</option>
   <option value="Nov">November</option>
   <option value="Dec">December</option>
</select>

<input type="text" size="10" maxlength="10" value="abcdefghij" />

</body>
</html>
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<select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-08 13:17 -0700
  Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-02-08 22:49 +0100
    Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-08 16:18 -0700
      Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-09 18:49 -0700
        Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> - 2013-02-10 09:36 +0100
          Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-02-10 10:08 +0100
        Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-02-10 10:05 +0100
          Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-10 08:17 -0700
            Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-10 10:06 -0700
              Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2013-02-10 18:59 +0100
                Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-02-10 19:40 +0100
                Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2013-02-11 02:59 +0100
                Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-10 12:03 -0700
                Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2013-02-11 02:39 +0100
              Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-02-10 19:31 +0100
                Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-10 11:45 -0700
                Re: <select> Drop-Down List not 'dropping' "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-10 17:50 -0700
                Drop Down Works ! , But .... "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-12 10:44 -0700
                Re: Drop Down Works ! , But .... "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2013-02-12 19:46 +0100
                Re: [CSS] Drop Down Works ! , But .... SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2013-02-13 01:57 +0100
                Re: [CSS] Drop Down Works ! , But .... "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-12 18:23 -0700
                Re: [CSS] Drop Down Works ! , But .... SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2013-02-13 15:37 +0100
                Re: [CSS] Drop Down Works ! , But .... "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2013-02-13 09:35 -0700

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