[whatwg] HTML5 Feedback: Section 3.5.3 Scrolling elements into view

[Kristof Zelechovski]

Nothing in the document can be further down than the bottom.  If the
document scrolls past the bottom, it shows nothing under the bottom but the
bottom is in the middle of the window.  This is inevitable if the document
is short so that it can be displayed without scrolling (and without scroll
bars); it should be avoided if the document is longer than the window's
height.
Best regards,
Chris

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[mailto:whatwg-bounces at lists.whatwg.org] On Behalf Of Ian Hickson
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 1:33 PM
To: Brad Fults
Cc: WHAT-WG
Subject: Re: [whatwg] HTML5 Feedback: Section 3.5.3 Scrolling elements into
view

On Mon, 8 Oct 2007, Brad Fults wrote:
>
> There are a couple of problems I have found in this section.
> 
> "If it isn't possible to show the entire element in that way, or if the 
> argument is omitted or is true, then the user agent must instead simply 
> align the top of the element with the top of the viewport." [1]
> 
>   2. It may not be possible to align the top of the element with the top 
> of the viewport without scrolling past the bottom of the document, so 
> the "must" is unreasonable. This contingency should be mentioned 
> (scrolling past the bottom of the document is not, as far as I know, 
> desired).

I don't understand what you mean. How can something in the document be 
further down than the bottom of the document?