It’s just data

Auto overflow

I discovered a css property I was previously unaware of: overflow.  This enables me to address a pesky little problem whereby the center column encroaches on the rightmost column when the data is too wide.  If your browser supports this css property, try shrinking the width of the brower window when viewing these entries.

It's indeed a nice feature. I have been using it for quite some time now, to do exactly the same thing :-)

Posted by Anne at

It is, indeed, a very useful CSS property.
Unfortunately, Mozilla's implementation is buggy (as can be seen on the front page of my blog).

Safari implements it correctly.

Posted by Jacques Distler at

Just what the doctor ordered; fixed a long-standing problem in my stylesheet.

BTW, is there a fragment identifier syntax for text/css? Don't think there is, but it would be really useful to be able to refer to something like [link]

Posted by Mark Nottingham at

Believe it or not, IE 6 supports overflow: auto--you just have to specify the width of the element as well. I found this while trying to keep wider-than-content screenshots in check--it was pushing my side bar down, similar to what Dave was experiencing here.

Posted by kami at

Too bad cross browser support isn't there yet. I have a love/hate with CSS.

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