Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

HEIGHT, WIDTH — NN 4 IE n/a HTML n/a

Synopsis

HEIGHT=”length"

Optional

WIDTH=”length"

Define the minimum size of the LAYER element. When you add content to the layer during initial loading, however, the attribute settings do not restrict the amount of the content that is visible along either axis. For example, if you display an image in a LAYER that is 120 pixels wide by 90 pixels high, the actual visible size of a LAYER element whose HEIGHT and WIDTH attributes are set to a smaller size expands to allow the full image to appear. The same happens to text or other content: the viewable region expands to allow all content to appear. To restrict the visible portion of the content, set the CLIP attribute.

Setting the HEIGHT and WIDTH attributes to specific sizes is helpful when you are creating a colored or patterned rectangle (via the BGCOLOR or BACKGROUND attributes) to act as an underlying layer beneath some other positioned content. Without content pushing on the edges of the LAYER, the HEIGHT and WIDTH attributes set the clipping region to their sizes.

Example

<LAYER BGCOLOR="yellow" SRC="instrux.html" WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=300></LAYER>

Value

Positive integer values (optionally quoted) or percentage values (quoted). You can reduce both values to zero to not only hide the element (which you can also do with the VISIBILITY attribute), but also prevent the element from occupying any page space.