Fixes #3982 fixing scrolling issue with elgg-body

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/views/default/css/elements/components.php b/views/default/css/elements/components.php
index f675ab7cb..77313fa1a 100644
--- a/views/default/css/elements/components.php
+++ b/views/default/css/elements/components.php
@@ -7,17 +7,6 @@
  * @package Elgg.Core
  * @subpackage UI
  */
-/**
- * elgg-body fills the space available to it.
- * It uses hidden text to expand itself. The combination of auto width, overflow
- * hidden, and the hidden text creates this effect.
- *
- * This allows us to float fixed width divs to either side of an .elgg-body div
- * without having to specify the body div's width.
- *
- * @todo check what happens with long <pre> tags or large images
- * @todo Move this to its own file -- it is very complicated and should not have to be overridden.
- */
 ?>
 
 /* ***************************************
diff --git a/views/default/css/elements/core.php b/views/default/css/elements/core.php
index ace6048bb..74f21ee59 100644
--- a/views/default/css/elements/core.php
+++ b/views/default/css/elements/core.php
@@ -46,13 +46,28 @@
 	*overflow:visible;
 }
 
-<?php //@todo isn't this only needed if we use display:table-cell? ?>
+<?php
+/**
+ * elgg-body fills the space available to it.
+ * It uses hidden text to expand itself. The combination of auto width, overflow
+ * hidden, and the hidden text creates this effect.
+ *
+ * This allows us to float fixed width divs to either side of an .elgg-body div
+ * without having to specify the body div's width.
+ *
+ * @todo check what happens with long <pre> tags or large images
+ * @todo Move this to its own file -- it is very complicated and should not have to be overridden.
+ */
+
+//@todo isn't this only needed if we use display:table-cell?
+?>
 .elgg-body:after,
 .elgg-col-last:after {
 	display: block;
 	visibility: hidden;
 	height: 0 !important;
 	line-height: 0;
+	overflow: hidden;
 	
 	/* Stretch to fill up available space */
 	font-size: xx-large;