Question

If a user types more text than the textarea’s area then the textrea gets a scrollbar.

Is there a way to just have the texarea extend so it uses the body’s scrollbars?

Is this possible with css? jquery?

Answer 1

Possible with jQuery or plain JavaScript.

http://jsfiddle.net/UDTQ5/2/

function resize(){
    var ta = $('#ta').get(0);
    ta.style.height = (ta.scrollHeight) + 'px';
}

Or:

function resize(){
    var ta = document.getElementById('ta');
    ta.style.height = (ta.scrollHeight) + 'px';
}