how to create a blocked text area?

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  • jimmystyler
    Private

    • Feb 2008
    • 2

    how to create a blocked text area?

    Hi!
    i have a trouble in creating a blocked text area:
    if i create a text area, and i fill it up with my text, when i see the preview, i notice that
    the text field is editable!
    my goal is to create a text area that could be readable only!and of course with scrollbars:
    i don't want to show the entire text, i want the people to use scrollbars [the text is quite long,
    and if i show the entire text i would set a very small size for the text...]
    does anybody know how to solve my problem?
    THANX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    [sorry for my obsolete english...!!!]
  • Watdaflip
    Major General

    • Sep 2005
    • 2116

    #2
    Re: how to create a blocked text area?

    Use an iframe if you just want the scroll feature.

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    • Bethers
      Major General & Forum Moderator

      • Feb 2006
      • 5224

      #3
      Re: how to create a blocked text area?

      But if this is text you want everyone to read - they'll usually skip past those in the boxes with it's own scroll bar. Can't you break it up and make it more interesting - or keep in on a long page?

      Now, if you're talking about terms of service types of stuff - then, those iframes work great. But, again, most people don't read them -which is another reason the sites don't want to give them more space than necessary.
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      • jimmystyler
        Private

        • Feb 2008
        • 2

        #4
        Re: how to create a blocked text area?

        iframes are the inline frames?
        because i've tryed to use them but they don't work....: i don't know where to put the text.
        these are the onlyone options for the inline frames:

        - name
        - URL
        - Scrollbars
        - alternate text

        i'm not a 'pro' in buildin' web pages...i'm a newcomer...

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        • Collectors-info
          General

          • Feb 2006
          • 8703

          #5
          Re: how to create a blocked text area?

          Hi, you create a separate page for your text (pop all your text in the top left corner. Then publish this page. (This part is now finished)
          Now create a new page with an iframe on & place the url of the page you just published in the iframe url field.
          Press preview.
          Regards Chris.

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