As I delve into learning about flexbox and how flex items are arranged within the flex container, I encounter a discrepancy between Firefox and Chrome when dealing with images. Specifically, when attempting to place two image flex items (700px and 900px wide) in equal columns inside a centered flex container with max-width:960px.
In my practice, I noticed that while Firefox behaves as expected – resizing the images to fit the container width before shrinking them, Chrome presents an overflow issue where the images don't conform to the desired layout. This difference prompted me to investigate further and try to understand why it occurs.
Under usual circumstances, setting the min-width for images to 0px is suggested to resolve this discrepancy between browsers. However, I found myself pondering over the logic behind this fix. According to resources like Stack Overflow, the min-width value of 0px helps Chrome align its behavior with Firefox's by allowing the images to shrink below their intrinsic size. Still, questions linger regarding why Chrome doesn't automatically adjust the width of the images to match the parent flex container's width without explicitly setting the min-width property.