Hi All, I'm not sure whether Google changed things or I forgot the scope of my work-around. Here's a different one (still a .gdbinit) that's equally crude but possibly more robust: -------------- break CSS_CREATE_LENGTH(float, CssLengthType) cond 1 (t==CSS_LENGTH_TYPE_EX) commands 1 print t=CSS_LENGTH_TYPE_PERCENTAGE print v=100 cont -------------- Regards, James. On 21/10/2016, James C <james.from.wellington at gmail.com> wrote:

Hello all,

I have a work-around, so this isn't urgent. In view of recent events, keep caring for yourselves.

Gmail sizes some text areas weirdly, as (CSS) width:80ex, and they disappear from view. I've tried two fonts, and the disappearance is complete in both cases. A cut down example is attached. The diff to suppress the disappearance is:

--- gmail-compose-14.html 2016-10-21 21:06:01.000000000 +1300 +++ gmail-compose-15.html 2016-10-21 21:10:41.000000000 +1300 @@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ .th a:link, .th a:active, .th a:visited{text-decoration:none} .bn td{border:1px solid #FAD163} .ct textarea, .ct input, .ct select{font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%} + .compose .mi{width:80ex;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%} +.compose .mi{width:100%;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%} + .compose .i, .search .i{width:99%;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%} .qr textarea{width:80ex;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%} .qr input{font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%}

The immensely crude work-around is the following, as a .gdbinit: ---------------- break 'StyleEngine::setClass' break main commands 2 cond 1 (0 == (int)strcmp(klass, "mi")) cont end commands 1 set klass = "i" cont end run ----------------

I'm open to hints about where to look for the effect of width on multiline text resources, but really I'm lost.

Regards, James.