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[css-transitions] smoothly transitioning scrollbars in/out when it appears/disappears

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Description

When the scrollbar is shown/hidden can be very jarring and cause the page to jump. The scrollbar-gutter and scrollbar-width CSS properties gives us some control but to my knowledge it doesn't allow us to make the transition from scrollbar to no scrollbar (and vice versa) a transition rather than a jump.

If this is the wrong place to post this, please let me know where I should post it and I'll do it :)

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The issue does not identify a CSS specification, repository file, test, or concrete proposed change. Start by determining which CSSWG specification and issue venue should cover scrollbar visibility transitions, then define the behavior and acceptance criteria before implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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