From cc97bded51e8fa5b08243a970a9d48396b2db97f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tab Atkins-Bittner Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 16:05:40 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] [css-position-4] Specify that scrollable containing block exists on the root scroller too. #10861 --- css-position-4/Overview.bs | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/css-position-4/Overview.bs b/css-position-4/Overview.bs index ee07dfb987d..23653a02308 100644 --- a/css-position-4/Overview.bs +++ b/css-position-4/Overview.bs @@ -370,6 +370,12 @@ the [=scrollable containing block=] generated by an element is considered a child of the element's normal [=containing block=], and a parent of any containing blocks generated by its descendants. +This also applies to the [=root scroller=]; +a [=scrollable containing block=] that corresponds +to the padding edges of the entire document +is generated, +and is considered a child of the [=initial containing block=]. + The [=scrollable containing block=] is not used by default, but certain CSS features (such as 'position-area')