Beginners Question: Input Text Field

[BackupUser]

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Lucky.

I've developed a fairly good graspe of php, mySQL, I've dabbled with BlitzBasic, and I think with time I'll get a good grip on PureBasic (Stess on the time aspect). At work we are currently using an Excel type tracking system of relevant data, and I really do not like it. I'd like to programme an application that looks and interacts the same, but have it tied to a mySQL database. To ensure my co-workers are pleased with the looks, I need to know the following:

Is it possible without a severe headache in code to have a textarea field that automatically gets larger in the verticle attribute as one types more lines of text?

Also, is it possible to lose the traditional windows look and change the border colors of textgadgets, selectgadgets and such like it is with HTML (using .css properties)?

Any advice or comment welcome.

[BackupUser]

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by fred.

Use the RichEdit library from the PureBasic resource site.

Fred - AlphaSND