{ position: relative; overflow: auto; } on the content area can have a few uses. Sometimes it can fix floating issues in a skin. Other times it can be used to prevent in-page vandalism from ever getting outside of the content area.
This bug tracks issues in the way of supporting overflow: auto; on skins.
Version: unspecified
Severity: normal
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invalid | None | T36558 Support for overflow: auto; on the content area | |||
| Resolved | None | T36556 LiquidThreads uses css clearing code that breaks overflow on the content area | |||
| Resolved | None | T36557 Fix uses of width: 100%; with borders | |||
| Resolved | None | T42610 Editing textarea overflows out of bodyContent div |
@DanielFriesen I'm unsure what the purpose of this ticket currently is. What are we trying to achieve, have we checked if there are not unintended sideeffects from achieving this, and are we actually achieving it ?
No idea what this is about similar to T36558#1896118
Feel free to reopen with new information.