[FLEX-16464] The Application Container does not display scrollbars when the browser window is sized smaller than the minimum container dimensions

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Adobe Flex SDK Previous
• Component/s: mx: Application
• Environment: Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Affected OS(s): All OS Platforms; Browser: Internet Explorer 7.x; Language Found: English
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Adobe JIRA
• Created: 07/Nov/08 12:51
• Updated: 15/Apr/11 14:37

Description

Steps to reproduce:

1. Compile and execute the following code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application
xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute"
minWidth="800"
minHeight="600"
verticalScrollPolicy="auto"
horizontalScrollPolicy="auto">

<mx:Canvas id="contentArea"
width="100%"
height="100%"/>

</mx:Application>

2. Size the browser window smaller than 800 x 600.

Actual Results:

Scrollbars are not displayed for the Application Container.

Expected Results:

Since the Application Container's minimum size is set to 800 x 600, and the child contentArea canvas is 100% of this size, that is to say it is also 800 x 600 at a minimum, then when the browser window is sized smaller than 800 x 600, one would expect scrollbars to be displayed.

Workaround (if any):

By nesting all content in a child container, then the scrollbars will appear as expected; however, this adds another level to the display hierarchy, which is generally undesirable.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application
xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute"
verticalScrollPolicy="auto"
horizontalScrollPolicy="auto">

<mx:Canvas id="contentArea"
minWidth="800"
minHeight="600"
width="100%"
height="100%"/>

</mx:Application>