Can I size a placeholder?

**Paul Bruneau** · 17 September 2022, 11:45 AM

Hi everybody,

I have several objects sprinkled all over my project web-site. Each of these objects will be placed in a separate Pop-Up layer, and will be placeholders.
Each of these object-placeholders is going a different form, such as "Sign-In" or "Comments" and are different sizes. They will also share the same CSS file.

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I'm just guessing I can adjust the <body> tag in each placeholder, but I don't know how? I will also like to manage where the box will Pop-Up on the page. WDP-19 seems to place a Pop-Up where IT wants.

How do I do these things?

**Acorn** · 17 September 2022, 12:02 PM

Paul, it's all done by magic fairies and elves.

For a given Placeholder, use Web Properties > Placeholder > HTML code (body). Do not try double-clicking on a Placeholder for the moment.

Inside there will be <form> Tags.
You need to change or add the width and height to be width=100% height=100%, click OK and Apply.
You can now resize the Placeholder.
I usually do not have Re-generate ticked; it saves time and lots of Bitmaps.

If you let Xara build your form, it probably is dropped centre of your design window. It can be moved.

Acorn, the helpful magic elf (reconcile that).

**Paul Bruneau** · 17 September 2022, 01:05 PM

Thanks Acorn.
Once again you respond so quickly.

If I understand, you suggest that I modify the <form> tag found via Web Properties > Placeholder > HTML code (body).
I have adjusted: <form method="post" action="scripts/RegistrationHandler.php" height=100% width=100%>
(I didn't know that I could add any characteristics to the <form> tag.)

But then you suggest to resize the placeholder object? I'm not sure what you mean. None of the results seem to work cleanly, or in a way that I can manage the display.

**Egg Bramhill** · 17 September 2022, 01:41 PM

Paul the form should have the submit button:

Or you can use the exact pixel size of your form:

**Acorn** · 17 September 2022, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Paul Bruneau

But then you suggest to resize the placeholder object? I'm not sure what you mean. None of the results seem to work cleanly, or in a way that I can manage the display.

Paul, I would need to have all the code you have put in the Placeholder.
@Egg seems to think an IFRAME is involved but you seem to be hosting your own PHP code.

For the Placeholder, which is simply a box, you drag it edges.
Xara wraps the code you input in a Group with the actual dimensions of the box.
The 100%s are there to fit your form to the box boundaries.

Acorn

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