In article
<bbcollins-E97591.19145014122007 [at] 70-3-168-216.area5.spcsdns.net>,
Bill <bbcollins [at] fake.net> wrote:

> > I a database in table view, if a field has more text than you can see,
> > clicking in the field causes it to extend down to reveal the full text.
> > But in the same database published on the web that doesn't work.
> > Clicking on the field causes the table to sort on the column.
> >
> > Any way to get those fields to expand other than making them way too big
> > in the first place?
>
> Set up the field to include a vertical scroll bar. Find that in Layout
> mode, double-click on the field.

That works in Firefox, but not Safari or Mozilla on a Mac. Haven't
tried it on a PC. (In IE the whole table is screwed up.)

In article <ws21-64E037.14004519122007 [at] newsstand.cit.cornell.edu>,
Bill Steele <ws21 [at] cornell.edu> wrote:

> In article
> <bbcollins-E97591.19145014122007 [at] 70-3-168-216.area5.spcsdns.net>,
> Bill <bbcollins [at] fake.net> wrote:
>
> > > I a database in table view, if a field has more text than you can see,
> > > clicking in the field causes it to extend down to reveal the full text.
> > > But in the same database published on the web that doesn't work.
> > > Clicking on the field causes the table to sort on the column.
> > >
> > > Any way to get those fields to expand other than making them way too big
> > > in the first place?
> >
> > Set up the field to include a vertical scroll bar. Find that in Layout
> > mode, double-click on the field.
>
> That works in Firefox, but not Safari or Mozilla on a Mac. Haven't
> tried it on a PC. (In IE the whole table is screwed up.)

Works for me on Safari. Have not tried the other browsers you mention. I
am running FileMaker 9 and Safari 3.04

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