Mobile navigation width is offset by scrollbar
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Description
On browsers that support ::webkit-scrollbar, the navigation width is offset by the width of the scrollbar, hence not exactly 100% of the overflowing parent.
In other browsers (e.g. Firefox, iOS browsers), the navigation width is correctly set to 100% of the overflowing parent, and with uneven padding on the parent, the nav looks like it's overflowing.
Chrome with transparent ::webkit-scrollbar:

Chrome without:

Firefox that supports scrollbar-color instead:

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Research direction
Reproduce the navigation behavior in Chrome and Firefox, focusing on the overflowing parent and the scrollbar styling mentioned in the report. Inspect the navigation styling and compare the result with and without ::webkit-scrollbar or scrollbar-color support. Done means the navigation is exactly 100% of the overflowing parent without visual overflow or offset.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- css
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100