Modify Display Height of Read Only HTML Variable on Catalog Item

[Shawn Dowler]

What is the recommended way to modify the height of the box of a read-only HTML variable on the Catalog Item form? I would like to avoid having to create tons of UI Macros just to add a single line of rich text in the middle of forms.

[Brian Lancaster]

It seems to be this particular piece of code the is causing the issue in IE and Chrome.

$(g_form.getControl(myReadonlyHTMLVariable).id + '_readOnlyDiv').style.height = '20';

[Shawn Dowler]

I don't know why this isn't working, but I have to ask why you want to do it this way rather than the nobody role method described above? It works across browsers and is a lot less likely to break in the future.

[Brian Lancaster]

I didn't fully understand it and the code just seemed easer.   I got it to not thought the error by adding the following code before the line $(g_form.getControl(myReadonlyHTMLVariable).id + '_readOnlyDiv').style.height = '20';.

if (typeof myReadonlyHTMLVariable.style === "undefined"){

  }

[Shawn Dowler]

Mark Stanger: For others' edification and to check my work, this is the script on the sys_user_role read ACL that I'm using. Is this similar to what yours looks like to allow the admin to set the nobody role?

if(current.name == 'admin' && !gs.hasRole('admin'))

   answer = false;

else if (current.name == 'maint' && !gs.hasRole('maint'))

       answer = false;

// Allow admin to add "nobody" role

else if (current.name == 'nobody' && !gs.hasRole('admin'))

   answer = false;

else

       answer = true;

I'm hoping that this helps others who come across this figure out all the pieces a little easier.

[Mark Stanger]

I don't see any reason for restricting access to the 'admin' or 'nobody' roles at all.   My row-level read ACL for the 'sys_user_role' table looks like this...

if ((current.name == 'maint') && !gs.hasRole('maint'))

      answer = false;

else

      answer = true;