apache / apache/netbeans

Large PHPdoc unreadable due to missing scrollbar

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Description

### Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 16

### What happened

Ctrl+hover shows relevant PHPdoc, but almost always without scrollbars, although strictly needed, and thereby making the functionality nearly useless as half the content is missing necessitating Googling for it instead.

I have, rarely, seen scrollbars - so, they do exist and work when present - but do not have a working example to give currently.

The cut part also exists as you can run your cursor there with arrow keys - however, that does not cause scrolling either.

### How to reproduce

Check for help on any lengthy php function, ex:

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in the PHP editor with Ctrl-hover on preg_replace_callback() and other lengthy PHP functions. Inspect the documentation popup behavior in cases where a scrollbar appears and where it does not. Done means lengthy PHPdoc is fully readable and keyboard navigation scrolls the hidden content.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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