Firefox force display of scrollbar

[ryanmhuc]

Is there a way with javascript to force firefox on a page to display
the scrollbar even when the content does not extend outside the
viewable error?

Going from page to page where the scroll bar displays and then doesn't
display causes the page to visually jump when the scroll bar is shown
then hidden.

[rf]

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Is there a way with javascript to force firefox on a page to display
the scrollbar even when the content does not extend outside the
viewable error?

No.

Going from page to page where the scroll bar displays and then doesn't
display causes the page to visually jump when the scroll bar is shown
then hidden.

As it does for the other hundreds of millions of web pages out there.

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[Jeff North]

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:26:50 -0800 (PST), in comp.lang.javascript
"ry******@yahoo.com" <ry******@yahoo.com>
<83**********************************@e25g2000prg. googlegroups.com>
wrote:

>| Is there a way with javascript to force firefox on a page to display
| the scrollbar even when the content does not extend outside the
| viewable error?
|
| Going from page to page where the scroll bar displays and then doesn't
| display causes the page to visually jump when the scroll bar is shown
| then hidden.

Javascript is a bit of overkill. Use CSS:
html, body { width: 100%; height: 101%; }
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[David Mark]

On Feb 14, 2:42*am, Jeff North <[e-mail]:

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:26:50 -0800 (PST), in comp.lang.javascript
"[e-mail]" <[e-mail]>
<[e-mail]>
wrote:

| Is there a way with javascript to force firefox *on a page to display
| the scrollbar even when the content does not extend outside the
| viewable error?
|
| Going from page to page where the scroll bar displays and then doesn't
| display causes the page to visually jump when the scroll bar is shown
| then hidden.

Javascript is a bit of overkill. Use CSS:
html, body { width: 100%; height: 101%; }

For the love of God, don't do that.

[SAM]

ry******@yahoo.com a écrit :

>
Going from page to page where the scroll bar displays and then doesn't
display causes the page to visually jump when the scroll bar is shown
then hidden.

It is a question about CSS

body { overflow-y: scroll; } /* CSS 3 ? */

or

body { height: 101% } /* hideous */

The 1st doesn't work with my Safari 2, Opera 9.
(perhaps it works with IE 6 or/and 7 ?)

But all my browsers display (on Mac) something not too ugly with

body { overflow: scroll }

that display clear gost scrollbars when normal aren't necessary

[David Mark]

On Feb 14, 3:28*am, SAM <[e-mail]>
wrote:

[e-mail] a écrit :

Going from page to page where the scroll bar displays and then doesn't
display causes the page to visually jump when the scroll bar is shown
then hidden.

It is a question about CSS

* * body { overflow-y: scroll; } */* *CSS 3 ? **/

or

* * *body { height: 101% } * * * /* hideous */

That's worse than hideous. It's completely insane.

>
The 1st doesn't work with my Safari 2, Opera 9.

It might work in newer versions of FF.

(perhaps it works with IE 6 or/and 7 *?)

As Gregor noted, IE (idiotically) displays a scrollbar whether it is
needed or not, so it isn't part of the "problem."

>
But all my browsers display (on Mac) something not too ugly with

* * * body { overflow: scroll }

that display clear gost scrollbars when normal aren't necessary

Horizontal and vertical of course. What a waste that would be.

[SAM]

David Mark a écrit :

On Feb 14, 3:28 am, SAM <[e-mail]>
wrote:

>[e-mail] a écrit :

>>Going from page to page where the scroll bar displays and then doesn't
display causes the page to visually jump when the scroll bar is shown
then hidden.

It is a question about CSS

body { overflow-y: scroll; } /* CSS 3 ? */

or

body { height: 101% } /* hideous */

That's worse than hideous. It's completely insane.

I agree but if that pleases to the OP ... :-/

> body { overflow: scroll }

that displays ghosts clearly of scrollbars when normal are not necessary

Horizontal and vertical of course. What a waste that would be.

Absolutely.

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