how to handle long text in dropdownlist control in ASP.NET?

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What kinds of options do I have when a dropdown menu is faced with text that is so wide that extending the menu's width to accommodate is not feasible? i.e. It breaks the page layout, or just looks too ugly if the dropdown is adjusted to fit the long item.IF i gave width,it's working fine google chrome but not in internet explorer..

Anyone encountered any elegant solutions to this?

Posted 4-Nov-13 17:42pm

Siva Hyderabad

Updated 4-Nov-13 19:04pm

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bbirajdar 5-Nov-13 0:01am

Do not add long items . Have some max width fixed for all menu entries.. Follow the standards.. Good software does not mean that it should be able to display the wikipedia in the menu....

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Thomas ktg · Answer 1 · 2013-11-04T18:04:00

Solution 1

I hope this link would give some information for your question.

http://css-tricks.com/select-cuts-off-options-in-ie-fix/[^]

Posted 4-Nov-13 18:04pm

Thomas ktg

thatraja · Answer 2 · 2013-11-04T19:58:00

Solution 2

Use ToolTip.
Adding ToolTip for each List Item[^]

Posted 4-Nov-13 19:58pm

thatraja