html help please?

Question

how do you make a scroll box//text area that you can put html codes in it?
[[like where layout makers put their code for the layout at]]


thanks♥

Answer 1

Hi,

I assume you mean the text area. That's the multi-line textbox that you use, for example, to type a reply to a Yahoo! answers question.

That being the case, you would use the tag. Here you can find some info and syntax:<br /> <br /> http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_textarea.asp<br /> <br /> Hope that helps! </p> <p> <small> 2007-08-20 10:46:05 · <a href="#answer20070820104605">answer #1</a> · <span>answered by <u>programmer_by_grace</u> <b>2</b></span> · <span>0<span style='color:green;'>⤊</span></span> <span>0<span style='color:red;'>⤋</span></span> </small> </p> </div> <div id="answer20070820115005" class='answer' > <!-- <b>Answer #2</b> --> <p class='answer-content' lang="en"> In the area in which you want to display the html, define a <div> with a name, such as <br /> <div id="codeblock"><br /> <br /> ...<br /> Then in your css file set up<br /> div#codeblock { height: 50em; width: 50em; overflow: scroll; }<br /> <br /> ...You will of course have to set up the height and width to your liking, and you may have to use "float" or other positioning mechanisms to place the <div> on the web page where you want it. You will also have to pursue methods to ensure that your sample code *appears* as code and is not *interpreted* as code, by the browser!<br /> <br /> The key idea here is, a <div> with "overflow: scroll" </p> <p> <small> 2007-08-20 11:50:05 · <a href="#answer20070820115005">answer #2</a> · <span>answered by <u>fjpoblam</u> <b>7</b></span> · <span>0<span style='color:green;'>⤊</span></span> <span>0<span style='color:red;'>⤋</span></span> </small> </p> </div> </div> </article> </section> <div style="background:#888;padding:8px;margin-top:16px;"> fedest.com, questions and answers </div> </body> </html>