Is there a way to maintain alignment between two elements on a webpage, even when a scrollbar disrupts the layout? This challenge arises when one element needs to be aligned with another, but the appearance of a scrollbar throws off the alignment.
How can we address the issue of extra padding caused by the presence of a scrollbar, ensuring that the elements remain aligned irrespective of the scrollbar's existence?
Below is a demonstration app to help illustrate the scenario:
const App = () => {
return (
<div>
<h4>Case 1: There is no scroll, so my items are aligned as expected:</h4>
<div className="container">
<div className='header'>
<div className="element"/>
</div>
<div className='body'>
<div>
<div className="element"/>
</div>
<p>
I can easily align the two blue squares by setting body and header to <strong>padding-right: 20px</strong>, because all my content fits without scroll
</p>
</div>
</div>
<h4>Case 2: Now I have too much content, which needs to scroll, and my squares will be no longer aligned</h4>
<div className="container">
<div className='header'>
<div className="element"/>
</div>
<div className='body'>
<div>
<div className="element"/>
</div>
<div>
Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align! Scrollbar made my blue squares no longer align!
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
ReactDOM.render(
<App />,
document.getElementById('app')
);
.container {
width: 300px;
height: 300px;
border: 1px solid black;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.header {
height: 100px;
display: flex;
justify-content: flex-end;
align-items: center;
background-color: lightgrey;
padding: 20px;
}
.body {
height: 100%;
display: flex;
align-items: flex-end;
flex-direction: column;
padding: 20px;
overflow-y: auto;
}
.element {
width: 50px;
height: 50px;
background-color: blue;
}<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/16.8.0/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react-dom/16.8.0/umd/react-dom.production.min.js"></script>
<div id="app"></div>