Ben,
I also use the same approach with CSS class. I've not had any cross-
browser problems so far.
Dawn 

Hi
> 
> I just define a CSS class and then assign it to the textarea:
> 
> <textarea name="name" cols="40" rows="8" class="myclasshere"></textarea>
> 
> It works in all browsers - is that a good approach because I'd like to 
know
> myself!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Ben
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Lotito [mailto:jason@l...]
> Sent: 25 August 2001 13:08
> To: HTML Code Clinic
> Subject: [html_code_clinic] Re: TextArea - Font
> 
> 
> Embedding the following code in the header will make all <textarea>'s
> work the same way
> 
> <style>
> textarea {
> 	font-family : System;
> }
> </style>
> 
> Or you can do this
> 
>   <form name="chartest" method="post">
>   Enter your text:
>   <br>
>   <div id="why_DRAG" style="font-family : System">
>   <TEXTAREA NAME="txt" ROWS="20" COLS="70" WRAP=3D"Virtual">
>   </TEXTAREA>
>   </div>
>   </form>
> 
> The fact that you had 3D outside ever tag could have also had a factor.
> 
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> __________________________
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: pb@s...
>   To: HTML Code Clinic
>   Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 7:31 AM
>   Subject: [html_code_clinic] TextArea - Font
> 
> 
>   Hi
> 
>   How can I get TEXTAREA s to use a specific font ?
> 
>   The following snippet does not work (IE is all that I really care 
> about - at the
>   moment !!)
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   <form name=3D"chartest" method=3D"post">
>   Enter your text:
>   <br>
>   <div id=3D"why_DRAG" style=3D"font-family:symbol">
>   <TEXTAREA NAME=3D"txt" ROWS=3D"20" COLS=3D"70" WRAP=3D"Virtual">
>   </TEXTAREA>
>   </div>
>   </form>
> 
> 
> 
>   Thank you in anticipation (I hope)
>   Pete (Northolt UK)
> 
>