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Q&A Horizontal scroll bar is out of view in some code blocks

If a code block has longer lines than will fit within the width of the code block, there is no indication that this is the case, nor any obvious way to scroll horizontally. For an example, see dig ...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Monica Cellio‭

#6: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2020-11-01T00:20:19Z (about 4 years ago)
#5: Post edited by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2020-10-09T00:01:14Z (about 4 years ago)
Changed title to better reflect the bug
  • Code blocks with long lines have no horizontal scroll bar
  • Horizontal scroll bar is out of view in some code blocks
#4: Post edited by user avatar Canina‭ · 2020-10-08T17:45:17Z (about 4 years ago)
  • If a code block has longer lines than will fit within the width of the code block, there is no indication that this is the case, nor any obvious way to scroll horizontally. For an example, see [dig -6 works but dig -4 does not](https://software.codidact.com/q/278395) on Software Development.
  • Ideally, code blocks should have a horizontal scroll bar if (and only if) the content is wider than what is being displayed, just as they currently have a vertical scroll bar iff there are more lines than will fit vertically.
  • Here's what the above-linked question looks like to me, in part, in Firefox ESR 78.3:
  • > ![Screenshot of part of the question](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/EBhXrLiVFGozWqGEyq5gV7ve)
  • If a code block has longer lines than will fit within the width of the code block, there is no indication that this is the case, nor any obvious way to scroll horizontally. For an example, see [dig -6 works but dig -4 does not](https://software.codidact.com/q/278395) on Software Development.
  • Ideally, code blocks should have a horizontal scroll bar if (and only if) the content is wider than what is being displayed, just as they currently have a vertical scroll bar iff there are more lines than will fit vertically.
  • Here's what the above-linked question looks like to me, in part, in Firefox ESR 78.3:
  • > ![Screenshot of part of the question](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/EBhXrLiVFGozWqGEyq5gV7ve)
  • Another, possibly better, example that illustrates the same issue might be especially the first code block in the question [connect with SLOT/SIGNAL: QPushButton clicked signal not received by main window](https://software.codidact.com/questions/277881), also on Software Development.
#3: Post edited by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2020-10-07T22:41:12Z (about 4 years ago)
Retagged
#2: Post edited by user avatar Canina‭ · 2020-10-07T19:06:57Z (about 4 years ago)
Add screenshot
  • If a code block has longer lines than will fit within the width of the code block, there is no indication that this is the case, nor any obvious way to scroll horizontally. For an example, see [dig -6 works but dig -4 does not](https://software.codidact.com/q/278395) on Software Development.
  • Ideally, code blocks should have a horizontal scroll bar if (and only if) the content is wider than what is being displayed, just as they currently have a vertical scroll bar iff there are more lines than will fit vertically.
  • If a code block has longer lines than will fit within the width of the code block, there is no indication that this is the case, nor any obvious way to scroll horizontally. For an example, see [dig -6 works but dig -4 does not](https://software.codidact.com/q/278395) on Software Development.
  • Ideally, code blocks should have a horizontal scroll bar if (and only if) the content is wider than what is being displayed, just as they currently have a vertical scroll bar iff there are more lines than will fit vertically.
  • Here's what the above-linked question looks like to me, in part, in Firefox ESR 78.3:
  • > ![Screenshot of part of the question](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/EBhXrLiVFGozWqGEyq5gV7ve)
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Canina‭ · 2020-10-07T18:55:36Z (about 4 years ago)
Code blocks with long lines have no horizontal scroll bar
If a code block has longer lines than will fit within the width of the code block, there is no indication that this is the case, nor any obvious way to scroll horizontally. For an example, see [dig -6 works but dig -4 does not](https://software.codidact.com/q/278395) on Software Development.

Ideally, code blocks should have a horizontal scroll bar if (and only if) the content is wider than what is being displayed, just as they currently have a vertical scroll bar iff there are more lines than will fit vertically.