detecting scrollbars

[gormster]

I know this sounds like something ridiculously simple, but I've yet to find a definitive answer, or indeed any answer that works.

I need to find out if the horizontal scrollbar is present. window.scrollbars.visible doesn't work. I know there is probably a property of something that tells me if the scrollbars are being rendered or not, but damned if I know what it is.

 

[snowboardr]

I don't think it can be done, i found this on the 5th result of google:

(scroll to bottom to see answer)

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Web_Languages/JavaScript/Q_20968033.html

and the google search i did:

http://www.google.com/search?q=java...ient=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

That EE thread is a great example of why offering gradings for posts is a really bad idea. It just degenerates into mindless bickering (still - it could have been worse - they could have been clowning around about framesets!)

I think this should work?:

if (document.body.scrollWidth != document.body.clientWidth) alert('Horizontal scrollbar is present!');

Hope this helps,
Dan

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

gormster,

Did you resolve your problem? Did the code I posted above work for you?

Dan



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