Re: Var for scrollbar size

On 20 May 2016 at 01:02, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Daniel Buchner <danieljb2@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey Dub Stylers!
> >
> > Not sure why I never thought of this all the times I have needed it, but
> > after running into it again today I started wondering why there isn't a var
> > in CSS that represents scrollbar size?
> >
> > I would love to have a var like currentColor that stands for the scrollbar
> > size; it would really help in layouts where you want to prevent snap from
> > scrollbar appearance, accounting for fixed element overlap of non-viewport
> > scrollable elements, etc.
> >
> > So how 'bout it, anyone up for scrollbarSize? :)
> >
> > Let me know what you think,
>
> Yup, we've discussed this internally, and it came up at the last f2f.
> I recommend adding it as a new unit, like "1scrollbar"; that lets the
> value work in calc() without depending on us finally fixing the "allow
> keywords in calc()" issue. ^_^

Having this as unit sounds like a rather hacky solution. There is
probably no need for 3scrollbar or 0.5scrollbar.
So, I vote for pushing on fixing the "allow keywords in calc()" issue
instead or find another solution to consider the scrollbar sizes in
dimensions.

Sebastian

Received on Friday, 20 May 2016 06:57:14 UTC