Disable horizontal scrollbar due to a DIV with position:absolute which is outside of the page

Question

I have an absolutely positioned element that is \"outside\" of the page, but I want browsers (I am using Firefox 3) not to display horizontal scrollbars. It seems that displ

Answer 1

This can in fact be done using straight CSS without having any restrictions on page width etc. It can be done by:

1. Create a div with hidden overflow that is absolutely positioned at the top left corner of the page. Make it's width and height 100%
2. Create another div that is the same, but without hidden overflow
3. Add a class for divs that wrap around the content of the ones created, making its position relative and giving it whatever width you want the main page content to have
4. Add content of that class in each of the divs you've created.

The content in your first div will stay properly aligned with the content of your second div, but any of its contents that go beyond the perimeter of the window will be truncated.

Here's a working example that keeps the image in a fixed position relative to the rest of the content, without using any JavaScript:

#widthfitter {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0px;
  left: 0px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  overflow: hidden;
}

#contentWrapper {
  width: 100%;
  position: absolute;
  text-align: center;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}

.content {
  width: 600px;
  position: relative;
  text-align: left;
  margin: auto;
}

  

    
  


  

    Tested successfully on:
    

      
IE 8.0.6001.18702IS
      
Google Chrome 17.0.963.46 beta
      
Opera 10.10
      
Konqueror 4.7.4
      
Safari 5.1.5
      
Firefox 10.0
    

    
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