microsoft / microsoft/monaco-editor
[Bug]-Did the monaco editor suggestWidget support fixed positioning, where the position was set dynamically following the cursor move
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Description
Reproducible in vscode.dev or in VS Code Desktop?
- Not reproducible in vscode.dev or VS Code Desktop
Reproducible in the monaco editor playground?
- Not reproducible in the monaco editor playground
Monaco Editor Playground Link
The monaco editor's suggestWidget used absolute positioning. If the parent element was set to overflow:hidden, the pop-up content would be blocked. I hoped that the SuggestWidget was set to fixed positioning to resolve the bug
Monaco Editor Playground Code
The monaco editor's suggestWidget used absolute positioning. If the parent element was set to overflow:hidden, the pop-up content would be blocked. I hoped that the SuggestWidget was set to fixed positioning to resolve the bug
Reproduction Steps
The monaco editor's suggestWidget used absolute positioning. If the parent element was set to overflow:hidden, the pop-up content would be blocked. I hoped that the SuggestWidget was set to fixed positioning to resolve the bug
Actual (Problematic) Behavior
The monaco editor's suggestWidget used absolute positioning. If the parent element was set to overflow:hidden, the pop-up content would be blocked. I hoped that the SuggestWidget was set to fixed positioning to resolve the bug
Expected Behavior
The monaco editor's suggestWidget used absolute positioning. If the parent element was set to overflow:hidden, the pop-up content would be blocked. I hoped that the SuggestWidget was set to fixed positioning to resolve the bug
Additional Context
The monaco editor's suggestWidget used absolute positioning. If the parent element was set to overflow:hidden, the pop-up content would be blocked. I hoped that the SuggestWidget was set to fixed positioning to resolve the bug
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Research direction
Start with the Monaco Editor Playground and the suggestWidget behavior described in the issue. No source file or test is named, and the provided playground code is not a runnable reproduction. Done would require a confirmed reproduction and a documented or tested resolution for suggestWidget content being clipped by an overflow-hidden parent.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100