Form input boxes etc.

best way?

[PatrickKerby]

Hey, any suggestions for the best way to customize a typical form input box?
thanks

Patrick

[jo1ene]

I personally wouldn't customize it too much. People are skittish things. You never know what they'll spook at. However, if you add a border like so:

input {
border: 1px solid #003366; //whatever color
}

it makes it look flat. It dosn't really work for dropdowns but it does for textaras. And you have to be aware that it will put a border on all you check boxes, so separate the code for each type. You could do background colors but I think it's gaudy to do so.

Also, if you set font properties, the text that's typed in will match that of your site.

[PatrickKerby]

thanks very much.
yeah, thats basically what i wanted... flat with a border, and to match my site's type. just couldn't find the tag in my css guide.
"input" is the key.
thanks