exploring <select> being too wide, simplified
div with min-content, emulating fieldset
by roryokane
HTML
<div class="fieldset"> <!-- replaces <fieldset> -->
<div class="wrapper">
<select id="section" name="section">
<option value="-1"></option>
<option value="1501" selected="selected">Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.</option>
<option value="1480">Subcontractor</option>
<option value="3181">Valley</option>
<option value="3180">Ventura</option>
<option value="3220">Very Newest Section</option>
<option value="1481">Visitor</option>
<option value="3200">N/A</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
CSS
div.fieldset {
min-width: -moz-min-content;
min-width: -webkit-min-content;
}
select {
max-width: 100%;
}