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api.Element.scrollBy - Smooth scrolling does not work on Safari with overflow:hidden

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Description

What type of issue is this?

Browser bug (a bug with a feature that may impact site compatibility)

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

Safari 15.4 has a critical bug that broke scrolling on multiple websites that have smooth scrolling and overflow hidden. This affects scrollTo/scrollLeft/scrollTop/scrollBy.

What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?

Safari

What did you expect to see?

Bug marked under options.behavior for scrollTo/scrollLeft/scrollTop/scrollBy.

Did you test this? If so, how?

Tested using Safari 15.4, this JSFiddle can be used: https://jsfiddle.net/hmpeda/tz6jb7es/11/

On Safari, it will refuse to scroll when clicking the buttons.

Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238497

Do you have anything more you want to share?

No response

MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/scrollBy

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MDN page report details
  • Query: api.Element.scrollBy
  • Report started: 2022-05-02T12:53:31.225Z

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Research direction

Review the MDN Element.scrollBy page, the linked JSFiddle, and WebKit bug 238497 to confirm the Safari 15.4 behavior. Done means the browser-compatibility data records the Safari issue under options.behavior for scrollBy and the related scrolling methods.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
api, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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