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Centered pages jump to the left when a vertical scrollbar appears

There is an issue with certain browsers that will make a centered web page appear to "jump" to the left (by around 10-15 pixels) if the vertical scrollbar down the right-hand side of the browser window appears on pages which are longer than the size of the window. This happens with all web design applications - it isn't a Freeway-specific issue.

If you visit a page which is shorter than the size of the browser window and then click on a link to visit a page which is longer (or vice versa), the problem can be quite noticeable.

The only way to fix this is to force a vertical scroll bar to appear on all pages, regardless of height, by adding a style to the page (possible in Pro only).

To do this, go to the Styles Inspector in the Inspector palette, click the "+" alongside the page and choose "New" to open the New Styles dialog. In here, click the Extended button, this will allow you to enter custom CSS using name/value pairs. Add the name “overflow-y” and the value “scroll” and click OK.

This is what Internet Explorer for PC does by default to avert the problem.


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29th of April, 2009

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