Title: Lay out multi-select input problem
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Lay out multi-select input problem

 *  Resolved [Elja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eljaaa/)
 * (@eljaaa)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lay-out-multi-select-input-problem/)
 * With an other plugin update a field has changed in my website.
 * Reaction from the plugin owner :
    Looks like the text is cut off due to some 
   CSS in your theme. Thats a new multi-select input (before it was a select box).
 * The text is shown half in the field (multi-select input)
    [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_P3pvTG3nUSTkQzNExjN3JVZDA/edit?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_P3pvTG3nUSTkQzNExjN3JVZDA/edit?usp=sharing)
 * Before the update all did look fine (select box):
    [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_P3pvTG3nUSNmIwUGlZLUl0S0k/edit?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_P3pvTG3nUSNmIwUGlZLUl0S0k/edit?usp=sharing)

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 *  Theme Author [Guido](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guido07111975/)
 * (@guido07111975)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lay-out-multi-select-input-problem/#post-5289930)
 * Hi,
 * No idea whether my OneColumn theme causes this or not, because I only use a minimum
   of styling for input:
 *     ```
       input, select, textarea {border:1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px; background:#fff; font-size:1em; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;}
       select {max-width:100%;}
       #commentform textarea, #commentform input {width: 90%; padding:5px;}
       ```
   
 * Guido
 *  Thread Starter [Elja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eljaaa/)
 * (@eljaaa)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lay-out-multi-select-input-problem/#post-5289937)
 * Hi Guido,
    I do not know why you did write the code her. Must I do something 
   with the code?
 * When I read the reaction of the plugin owner it looks like he says that a multi-
   select input has other lay out options than a select box.
 *  Theme Author [Guido](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guido07111975/)
 * (@guido07111975)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lay-out-multi-select-input-problem/#post-5289941)
 * I only displayed that code to show you I only use very basic code for input/select/
   textarea field.
 * You wrote this happened after a plugin update > so I guess it’s something in 
   the plugin that causes this.
 * Guido
 *  Thread Starter [Elja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eljaaa/)
 * (@eljaaa)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lay-out-multi-select-input-problem/#post-5289950)
 * Thanks Guido,
    Do you say that a multi-select input must have the same layout
   as a select box?
 * I will contact the plugin owner again.
 *  Thread Starter [Elja](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eljaaa/)
 * (@eljaaa)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lay-out-multi-select-input-problem/#post-5289980)
 * To solve the multi-select input problem :
 * Advice from the other plugin owner
    Add this to style.css, .search-field input{
   height: auto !important; }
 * That was the solution. Everything looks fine now
 *  Theme Author [Guido](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guido07111975/)
 * (@guido07111975)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lay-out-multi-select-input-problem/#post-5289981)
 * Did not know this… so thanks for sharing.
 * Guido

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 * Last reply from: [Guido](https://wordpress.org/support/users/guido07111975/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lay-out-multi-select-input-problem/#post-5289981)
 * Status: resolved