Bug 35366 – scrollbars reset to top when switching between panels

• Component: New Bugs
• Status: UNCONFIRMED

If you have two panels, only one of which is visible at a time, and you switch back and forth between them, the scrollbars always reset to the top. This happens on both Chrome 4 (GA version) and the latest version of Safari. This is a big problem for us in our application, so if there is anything we can do to help track this down and/or fix it, we're happy to help.

It is kind of hard to believe that this hasn't been found/reported/fixed before, but I can't find any trace of it.

I searched the bugs db, but only this one looked close: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18017 . Don't know enough about webkit to know if it is actually related.

The following issue, using panels (sheets) in goole's spreadsheets, in the chromium bugs db is definitely the same and is a great test case:

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=24317

[J.Pradac]

Created attachment 51613 [details]
test case for scrollbar position reset with display: 'none'

I have similar problem (Mac 10.5, Chrome 5.0.307.11 beta, Safari 4.0.5 (5531.22.7)).
I created small test case which explains it better.

(problem is not in FF3.6, IEx also have also problems with this)

[J.Pradac]

This simple test case is workig also in IE.

(In reply to comment #1)
> Created an attachment (id=51613) [details]
> test case for scrollbar position reset with display: 'none'
> 
> I have similar problem (Mac 10.5, Chrome 5.0.307.11 beta, Safari 4.0.5
> (5531.22.7)).
> I created small test case which explains it better.
> 
> (problem is not in FF3.6, IEx also have also problems with this)

[Aaron Mars]

I have confirmed that this still exists using Chrome 14.0.794.0 dev (Linux)

[Milton Alvarez]

This happens with Safari. Using Watson Assistant with Safari, When you try to add a jump to option to jump to another dialog node it brings you to the top of the dialog tree and you lose focus.