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[css-overflow] scrolbar-gutter should apply to all elements

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Description

Currently scrollbar-gutter only applies to scroll containers, but it seems reasonable that an author might want to apply the gutter to descendants of the scroll container and not the scroll container itself. So I think this should apply to all elements.

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Research direction

Begin with the CSS Overflow specification section defining scrollbar-gutter and compare its current element applicability with the requested behavior. Done means the applicability question is resolved and the relevant specification text and any associated conformance coverage reflect the accepted decision.

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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
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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