Re: [cssom-view] getBoxQuads results for overflow:scroll/auto elements

Subtracting the scrollbar makes sense to me.


On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 8:11 PM, Robert O'Callahan <robert@ocallahan.org>wrote:

> As we all know, overflow:scroll/auto elements re funky because scrollbars
> can be inserted between the padding and the border. This means the content
> and padding boxes for such an element are smaller than you'd expect based
> on 'width', 'height' and 'padding' properties. For example:
> <div style="overflow:scroll; width:200px; height:200px;
> padding:10px">...</div>
> The children of the <div> will flow into an area that's less than 200px -
> 10px - 10px wide, if the platform uses scrollbars that need width.
>
> I'm wondering whether to make getBoxQuads subtract scrollbar widths when
> computing the size/position of the 'content' and 'padding' boxes for an
> overflow:scroll/auto element. Any thoughts?
>
> Rob
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