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Table cell misalignment and table getting wider when moving the mouse over it with flex layout

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bug dash-data-table P3
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Description

Describe your context
Here's my setup:

python --version
Python 3.7.5

conda list dash
# Name                    Version
dash                      1.4.1
dash-core-components      1.3.1
dash-html-components      1.0.1
dash-renderer             1.1.2
dash-table                4.4.1
  • OS: Windows 7
  • Browsers:
    • Chrome 77.0.3865.75
    • IE 11.0.9600.19504

Describe the bug
Consider there following piece of code:

import os

import dash
import dash_html_components as html
import dash_table
import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plotly/datasets/master/solar.csv')

app = dash.Dash(__name__)

app.layout = html.Div(
    children=[
        dash_table.DataTable(
            id='table',
            columns=[{'name': c, 'id': c} for c in df.columns],
            fixed_rows=dict(headers=True, data=0),
            data=df.to_dict('records')
        )
    ],
    className='eight columns',
    style={'display': 'flex', 'justify-content': 'center'})

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run_server(debug=True)

Now we have two problems:

  1. The browser renders the table with a misalignment between header and the rest of the table, see screenshots below
  2. When I start moving my mouse over the table then every time the mouse pointer crosses any of the cell boundaries then the table gets a few pixels wider (in Chrome) or smaller (in IE), see screenshots below.

Expected behavior

  1. There should be no misalignment between header and the rest of the table
  2. The mouse moving over the table should have no effect whatsoever.

Screenshots
Initial state in Chrome:
Chrome 1

After having moved the mouse over the table for a bit:
Chrome 2

Initial state in IE:
IE 1

After having moved the mouse over the table for a bit:
IE 2

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with the provided Python Dash DataTable example, using the flex layout and fixed header rows. Check the header/body alignment and table width while moving the pointer across cell boundaries in Chrome and IE. Done means the header remains aligned and mouse movement no longer changes the table width.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
frontend
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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