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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 1, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/html-input-type-specs-for-big-tall-textbox-like-vbs-post-new-thread-box/494980 "2009-05-01T16:07:02Z")\
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**Author:**  [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/html-input-type-specs-for-big-tall-textbox-like-vbs-post-new-thread-box/494980/1 "2009-05-01T16:07:02Z")
I’m learning PHP but I’m not much good at the HTML underpinnings. I have a screen set up that lets users edit their posts, but the ‘field’ in which they view and edit the post itself is a verticallly challenged little skinny thing. It functions OK (you can arrowkey your way through it and make changes and submit)… how does one tell it to be a nice tall box showing a couple paragraphs’ worth of text?
I tried cannibalizing the Post New Thread screen from sdmb but it’s too much to wade through.
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**Author:**  [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/html-input-type-specs-for-big-tall-textbox-like-vbs-post-new-thread-box/494980/2 "2009-05-01T16:10:19Z")
> [@AHunter3](#):
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> I’m learning PHP but I’m not much good at the HTML underpinnings. I have a screen set up that lets users edit their posts, but the ‘field’ in which they view and edit the post itself is a verticallly challenged little skinny thing. It functions OK (you can arrowkey your way through it and make changes and submit)… how does one tell it to be a nice tall box showing a couple paragraphs’ worth of text?
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> I tried cannibalizing the Post New Thread screen from sdmb but it’s too much to wade through.
The usual code element is HTML Textarea - like this:
```auto
```
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**Author:**  [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/html-input-type-specs-for-big-tall-textbox-like-vbs-post-new-thread-box/494980/3 "2009-05-02T05:51:17Z")
Nice! Thanks!
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**Author:**  [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/html-input-type-specs-for-big-tall-textbox-like-vbs-post-new-thread-box/494980/4 "2009-05-02T06:03:02Z")
Or you could do this:
```auto
```