Kevin Powell - Community•3mo ago

Flex-item not shrinking and causing overflow

Hello, I'm working on a simple UI for utility tool and I need bit a help with css, basically I got a div that lists all files inside a scripts folder, however the span item (so the file name) just doesn't shrink causing the whole container to overflow Like this https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/PELotUxU44.png I'm using svelte for this project, so this is the code for the div

<script lang="ts">
  import FileExplorerFolderEntry from "./FileExplorerFolderEntry.svelte";
  import FileExplorerFileEntry from "./FileExplorerFileEntry.svelte";
  import Dropdown from "../Dropdown.svelte";
  import type { FileData } from "../../managers/FileExplorerManager";
  import FileExplorerManager from "../../managers/FileExplorerManager";

  let currentFiles: FileData[];
  FileExplorerManager.currentFiles.subscribe((value) => {
    currentFiles = value;
  });
</script>

<div class="file-explorer">
    <FileExplorerFolderEntry name="Auto Exec" icon="fa-solid fa-robot">
        {#each currentFiles as file}
            {#if file.folder === "Auto Exec"}
                <FileExplorerFileEntry fileName={file.title} fileId={file.id} />
            {/if}
        {/each}
    </FileExplorerFolderEntry>

    {#each currentFiles as file}
        {#if file.folder === "Scripts"}
            <FileExplorerFileEntry fileName={file.title} fileId={file.id} />
        {/if}
    {/each}

    <Dropdown>
        <button data-index="1">
            <i class="fa-solid fa-file"></i>
            <span>New File</span>
        </button>
    </Dropdown>
</div>

<style>
    .file-explorer {
        background-color: var(--light);
        border: 1px solid var(--lighter);
        border-radius: 2.5px;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        user-select: none;
        overflow: auto;
        height: 100%;

        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 1px;
        padding-top: 5px;
        padding-left: 5px;
    }
</style>

<script lang="ts">
  import FileExplorerFolderEntry from "./FileExplorerFolderEntry.svelte";
  import FileExplorerFileEntry from "./FileExplorerFileEntry.svelte";
  import Dropdown from "../Dropdown.svelte";
  import type { FileData } from "../../managers/FileExplorerManager";
  import FileExplorerManager from "../../managers/FileExplorerManager";

  let currentFiles: FileData[];
  FileExplorerManager.currentFiles.subscribe((value) => {
    currentFiles = value;
  });
</script>

<div class="file-explorer">
    <FileExplorerFolderEntry name="Auto Exec" icon="fa-solid fa-robot">
        {#each currentFiles as file}
            {#if file.folder === "Auto Exec"}
                <FileExplorerFileEntry fileName={file.title} fileId={file.id} />
            {/if}
        {/each}
    </FileExplorerFolderEntry>

    {#each currentFiles as file}
        {#if file.folder === "Scripts"}
            <FileExplorerFileEntry fileName={file.title} fileId={file.id} />
        {/if}
    {/each}

    <Dropdown>
        <button data-index="1">
            <i class="fa-solid fa-file"></i>
            <span>New File</span>
        </button>
    </Dropdown>
</div>

<style>
    .file-explorer {
        background-color: var(--light);
        border: 1px solid var(--lighter);
        border-radius: 2.5px;
        box-sizing: border-box;
        user-select: none;
        overflow: auto;
        height: 100%;

        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 1px;
        padding-top: 5px;
        padding-left: 5px;
    }
</style>

I don't know what code you need, but feel free to ask for more code and I will send it. Also the main container is not overflowing https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/HaRiYaSa84.png Just the container that contains the search button and the list of files (this overflow didnt start until I started implementing the files) https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/HAjAjEhe20.png Thanks for any help!

47 Replies

MarkBoots•3mo ago

I suspect it is the editor together with the file explorer that is causing the issue. does the left part have a fixed / min-width. It might be easier for us if you copy the rendered html and css to a codepen or sandbox

Pixeluted•3mo ago

ohh that is possible? sorry im new to this all could u tell me how to do it?

MarkBoots•3mo ago

yea, just inspect the element, right click on the body tag and copy

Pixeluted•3mo ago

got it do i have to copy it over somewhere?

MarkBoots•3mo ago

you can do it on codepen.io (you need an account to be able to save it) then you can share the link

Pixeluted•3mo ago

hmm the html tag doesnt include css since im using vite

MarkBoots•3mo ago

css you can copy seperatly from you components

Pixeluted•3mo ago

like copy all the css from compoments to one css?

MarkBoots•3mo ago

yea

Pixeluted•3mo ago

k yeah that doesnt look good I don't think I can share the UI this way The two parts have set width one is 75% and the other is auto to fill whatever is left

MarkBoots•3mo ago

is it a flex container as well?

Pixeluted•3mo ago

inneed

MarkBoots•3mo ago

remove the percentage width and try flex: 1

Pixeluted•3mo ago

<script lang="ts">
  import ExecutorButtons from "../lib/Executor/ExecutorButtons.svelte";
  import Input from "../lib/Input.svelte";
  import Tabs from "../lib/Executor/Tabs.svelte";
  import ScriptEditor from "../lib/Executor/ScriptEditor.svelte";
  import FileExplorer from "../lib/Executor/FileExplorer.svelte";

</script>

<main>
    <ExecutorButtons/>
    <div class="content-container">
        <div class="tab-editor-container">
            <Tabs/>
            <ScriptEditor/>
        </div>
        <div class="search-file-explorer-container">
            <Input placeholder="Search"/>
            <FileExplorer/>
        </div>
    </div>
</main>

<style>
    main {
        height: calc(100vh - 24px); /* Full viewport size - size of title bar */
        background-color: var(--dark);
    }

    .content-container {
        display: flex;
        height: calc(100vh - 24px - 35px - 20px);  /* Full viewport size - size of title bar - size of buttons - size of tabs */
        width: auto;
        margin-top: 8px;
        margin-right: 8px;
        margin-left: 8px;
        gap: 0.5rem;
    }

    .search-file-explorer-container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        flex-grow: 1;
        gap: 0.26rem;
    }

    .tab-editor-container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 0.2rem;
        width: 90%;
    }

    @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
        .tab-editor-container {
            width: 70%;
        }
    }

    .search-file-explorer-container :global(input) {
        padding: 0.7rem 0.3rem;
        height: 15px;
        width: 100%;
        font-size: smaller;
    }
</style>

<script lang="ts">
  import ExecutorButtons from "../lib/Executor/ExecutorButtons.svelte";
  import Input from "../lib/Input.svelte";
  import Tabs from "../lib/Executor/Tabs.svelte";
  import ScriptEditor from "../lib/Executor/ScriptEditor.svelte";
  import FileExplorer from "../lib/Executor/FileExplorer.svelte";

</script>

<main>
    <ExecutorButtons/>
    <div class="content-container">
        <div class="tab-editor-container">
            <Tabs/>
            <ScriptEditor/>
        </div>
        <div class="search-file-explorer-container">
            <Input placeholder="Search"/>
            <FileExplorer/>
        </div>
    </div>
</main>

<style>
    main {
        height: calc(100vh - 24px); /* Full viewport size - size of title bar */
        background-color: var(--dark);
    }

    .content-container {
        display: flex;
        height: calc(100vh - 24px - 35px - 20px);  /* Full viewport size - size of title bar - size of buttons - size of tabs */
        width: auto;
        margin-top: 8px;
        margin-right: 8px;
        margin-left: 8px;
        gap: 0.5rem;
    }

    .search-file-explorer-container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        flex-grow: 1;
        gap: 0.26rem;
    }

    .tab-editor-container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 0.2rem;
        width: 90%;
    }

    @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
        .tab-editor-container {
            width: 70%;
        }
    }

    .search-file-explorer-container :global(input) {
        padding: 0.7rem 0.3rem;
        height: 15px;
        width: 100%;
        font-size: smaller;
    }
</style>

MarkBoots•3mo ago

think this is the issue

.search-file-explorer-container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        flex-grow: 1;
        gap: 0.26rem;
    }

    .tab-editor-container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 0.2rem;
        width: 90%;
    }

.search-file-explorer-container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        flex-grow: 1;
        gap: 0.26rem;
    }

    .tab-editor-container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        gap: 0.2rem;
        width: 90%;
    }

90%is a lot. on the tab editor. make that flex 1 remove the flex-grow on the explorer

Pixeluted•3mo ago

yeah it now doesnt scale how i wanted to and the overflow wasnt fixed https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/WaZASAsA60.png

Pixeluted•3mo ago

yeah the width is there bc i want it to be bigger than the other part maybe better would be flex-basis for this

MarkBoots•3mo ago

so tab-editor: flex: 1 (that will take all available space) explorer: just empty (remove flex-grow) so it will be the smallest size possibly

Pixeluted•3mo ago

ok does the effect i wanted but still overflows

Pixeluted•3mo ago

https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/doBoRAWI92.png

Pixeluted•3mo ago

oh yeah it just doesnt shrink at all

Pixeluted•3mo ago

https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/nApAjiRa07.png

Pixeluted•3mo ago

when i removed the media query that set width to lower values

MarkBoots•3mo ago

yea, there must be more set values then. really hard to tell without having access to the whole thing maybe try codesandbox and upload the project there

Pixeluted•3mo ago

does it work with tauri apps?

MarkBoots•3mo ago

not sure, i normally don't use it. maybe someone else can chime in to help you share it

Pixeluted•3mo ago

well the code is public for the project maybe this could be also why

Pixeluted•3mo ago

https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/CIMEcaQi04.png

Pixeluted•3mo ago

yeah i removed the width and didnt help but didnt broke it so it wasnt needed

Pixeluted•3mo ago

so what has set width hmm https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/hemOxIvO00.mp4

Pixeluted•3mo ago

I don't see any more set widths in the project

MarkBoots•3mo ago

well, seeing the code editor isnt shrinking makes me believe something is forcing the width. can you screenshot that part in the inspector

Pixeluted•3mo ago

editor? the editor is just div which uses monaco

Pixeluted•3mo ago

https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/vUnuGEJU09.png

Pixeluted•3mo ago

ok it is monaco causing the issue i just disabled it settuping the editor and it scales normally god damm you microsoft devs seems like someone got the same issue

Pixeluted•3mo ago

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69280251/how-can-i-make-the-monaco-editor-size-to-its-parent-div

Stack Overflow

How can I make the monaco editor size to its parent div?

So I am trying to create a layout with two instances of the monaco editor side-by-side. I'm working with react, and I'm using the @monaco-edior/react component. I have created the desired layout u...

Pixeluted•3mo ago

https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/GOhEMaze88.png

Pixeluted•3mo ago

monaco editor is the reason its being forced but idk why it just doesnt to shrink @MarkBoots so I got possible solution, that is make another container at the same position size as the real container so that doesnt get affected by monaco editor width and height and i can then update it myself in js side

Pixeluted•3mo ago

however i have trouble getting the mirror container properly working https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/roDAKobA84.png

Pixeluted•3mo ago

https://mentally-insane.pixeluted.com/BOXe6/HuLEQoDi76.png

Pixeluted•3mo ago

Got it fixed, thanks @MarkBoots https://github.com/microsoft/monaco-editor/issues/3393

GitHub

[Bug] automaticLayout doesnt shrink to container within flex layout...

Reproducible in vscode.dev or in VS Code Desktop? Not reproducible in vscode.dev or VS Code Desktop Reproducible in the monaco editor playground? Not reproducible in the monaco editor playground Mo...

MarkBoots•3mo ago

a good. sorry wasn't able to respond anymore yesterday. Glad you still manage it

Pixeluted•3mo ago

👍 quick question, do you have any idea why is this not causing a scroll bar appear on my x axis?

MarkBoots•3mo ago

hard to tell, but probably there is an overflow: hidden on it somewhere

Pixeluted•3mo ago

interesting Figured it out, however bc the name is too long, it uses a lot of the space so they layout is bad

Pixeluted•3mo ago

if you get what i mean Fixed

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