215842 - [FIX]Javascript resets Fieldset absolute positioning

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Core :: Layout: Positioned, defect)

Description

[Eric Hedström]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030701
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030701

If you have a javascript that calls getElementById() within a fieldset, any
absolutely positioned elements after that javascript will be positioned relative
to the window instead of to the fieldset.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. load the above URL in Navigator
2. load the above URL in Navigator with Javascript disabled, or in Composer
3. notice different positioning of password field

Actual Results:  
The password field is above and to the left of the username field when
Javascript is enabled.

Expected Results:  
The password field should be just below the username field, like it is in
Composer or when Javascript is disabled.

Comment 1

[Eric Hedström]

same in 1.4 on Linux and 20030811 trunk on Windows2000

Comment 2

[Mats Palmgren (inactive)]

Attachment: Testcase

Comment 3

[Mats Palmgren (inactive)]

The element following the <script> is added to the "absoluteList" of Area(html)

Comment 4

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Attachment: Patch

The other option is to give the area frame inside the fieldset a special
pseudo-element when the fieldset is positioned, and thus give it a style
context that sets its position to "relative".  That seems too complicated,
though...

Comment 5

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Over to caillon, since he's volunteered to drive this in for me in my absence
(assuming it gets review, of course).

Comment 6

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Comment on attachment 129626 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch

Could this please be approved for 1.5b?  Simple change that only affects
positioned descendants of positioned fieldsets...

Comment 7

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

Comment on attachment 129626 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch

a=asa (on behalf of drivers) for checkin to Mozilla 1.5beta.

Comment 8

[Christopher Aillon (sabbatical, not receiving bugmail)]

Checked in for bz, 08/14/2003 17:04.