Posted by pbx on 01/06/07 20:34

BootNic wrote:
> > pbx <pbeisel@gmail.com> wrote:
> > news: 1168111898.950706.47910@51g2000cwl.googlegroups.com
> >> BootNic wrote:
> >>> pbx <pbeisel@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> news: 1168104852.331713.245540@51g2000cwl.googlegroups.com
> >>> i have a div tag on my html page as follows:
> >>>
> >>> <div style="overflow-x:scroll;"> (or auto, makes no difference)
> >>>
> >>> the contents of the div are about 1500 pixels wide.
> >>>
> [snip]
> >>>
> >>> any workaround?
> >>
> >> style="width:100%;overflow:scroll;overflow-y:visible;overflow-x:scroll;"
> > tried:
> >
> > style="width:100%;overflow:scroll;overflow-y:visible;overflow-x:scroll;"
> >
> > unfortunately it doesn't change anything obvious.
> >
> > does it matter than the contents of the div is a table?
>
> Folks around these parts get a might testy when you top post. Most
> of them are bottom feeders ;-)
>
> It would be in your best interest to make an example and provide a
> URL. It's not likely I can guess the content that may be causing the issue
> you describe.
>
> --
> BootNic Saturday, January 06, 2007 3:06 PM
>
> Humor is just another defense against the universe.
> *Mel Brooks*

i will try to provide an example on some public server... in the mean
time, here is what i found:

on a simple page if i put the <div> by itself with the style you
recommended it works fine.

if i enclose it in a table, like:

<table>
<tr>
<td>
<div
style="width:100%;overflow:scroll;overflow-y:visible;overflow-x:scroll;">

.... div content
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

it stops working in IE (meaning the scroll bar disappears and the
content just runs off to the right, forcing the browser window's
scroller), and works are i wish in firefox 2.0.

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