Bug 177646

Summary:

Scroll containers with "-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch" don't always show scrollbars on scroll

Product:

WebKit

Reporter:

Ben Frain <contact>

Component:

CSS

Assignee:

Nobody <webkit-unassigned>

Status:

NEW ---

Severity:

Normal

CC:

simon.fraser, tahoon, webkit-bug-importer

Priority:

Keywords:

InRadar

Version:

Safari 10

Hardware:

iPhone / iPad

OS:

iOS 10.3

Attachments:

Description	Flags
Repro case: rapid changes to scrollable height	none

Description Ben Frain 2017-09-29 04:02:47 PDT

This is iOS specific so view the following reduction on an iOS device:

https://codepen.io/benfrain/full/rGwWae

All of the horizontal panes are identical. However, only some of the scroll panes get the scroll handle when scrolled. If the problem doesn't occur first time, try refreshing and immediately scrolling some of the panes.

Live site example: https://mobile.bet365.com/#type=Splash;key=2;ip=0;lng=1 

Scroll down that page a little to the list of race times and scroll those. Again, some exhibit the scroll bar handle, some don't.

Comment 1 Radar WebKit Bug Importer 2017-10-02 07:00:02 PDT

<rdar://problem/34766358>

Comment 2 Simon Fraser (smfr) 2017-10-03 01:04:55 PDT

By "get the scroll handle" do you mean that they don't show scrollbars? Or that they don't handle the scroll (i.e. are not scrollable)?

Comment 3 Ben Frain 2017-10-03 01:35:56 PDT

I mean the scroll but the handle doesn't always appear when scrolled.

Comment 4 tahoon 2019-02-11 14:51:45 PST

Created attachment 361714 [details]
Repro case: rapid changes to scrollable height

This bug is timing-dependent. The symptom is that the user can swipe up and down to scroll an element; however, the scrollbar does not appear. Workaround is to change "-webkit-overflow-scrolling" to "auto" and then back to "touch" after a delay.

Attachment provides two ways to reproduce this bug in iOS.
The first way is reliable:
1. Check the "Add items automatically" checkbox. This adds items continuously to a scrollable area.
2. Flick finger up and down to scroll the list. Note that the scrollbar disappears (or does not appear in the first place).
3. Uncheck checkbox. This stops adding items.
4. Flick finger up and down. The list scrolls but there is no scrollbar.

The second way is to add items manually. It is more difficult to reproduce.
1. Click "Add item" button quickly 4 to 5 times.
2. Lightly and quickly flick finger up on the scrollable area.
3. Area scrolls but scrollbar does not appear.
4. If cannot reproduce, click "Clear all" and try again.

I have also managed to reproduce this bug with static HTML (no dynamic DOM modifications), but very rarely.