[Select] Misaligned dropdown
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Description
Duplicates
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Latest version
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Steps to reproduce 🕹
Link to live example:
https://mui.com/material-ui/react-select/#basic-select
https://codesandbox.io/s/bug-missaligned-slect-dropdown-ubflw6?file=/demo.tsx (only changed minWidth to width)
Tested in Firefox and Edge (Chromium)
Current behavior 😯

The dropdown position doesn't align with the select.
Expected behavior 🤔
The dropdown should be aligned with the input. In the example it is a shift of 8px to the left
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the basic Select example at mui.com/material-ui/react-select/#basic-select and the linked CodeSandbox demo.tsx, where minWidth was changed to width. Reproduce the dropdown position in Firefox and Edge, then verify that the dropdown aligns with the input rather than shifting 8px left.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- react, typescript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100