overflow-x scroll not working css

Question

I am trying to align two divs horizontally and I got it to work using display:inline-block however when I put overlfow-x:scroll to the main container it doesn't work. If the screen is smaller, one of the div goes to the bottom. How can I achieve this? I don't want the second Div to go to the bottom if the screen is small.

Here's fiddle

<div class="container">
<div class="test1">test1</div>
<div class="test2">test2</div>
</div>

.container{
display:table;
margin: 0 auto;
overflow-x:scroll;
}

.test1{
background-color:red;
 width:500px;
margin-left:16px;
display:inline-block;   


 }
.test2{
 margin-left:40px;
display:inline-block;
background-color:gray;
width:80px;

vertical-align:top;


}

I believe 636px is the exact width for container like Avin said — Zach Saucier
– Zach Saucier, Commented Aug 15, 2013 at 1:54

Ali Çarıkçıoğlu · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-15 02:07:25Z

8

give parameters to width and height, so container can overflow.

http://jsfiddle.net/f5HWD/3

.container{
    width: 900px;
    height: 700px;
    display:table;
    margin: 0 auto;
    overflow:scroll;
}

edited Aug 15, 2013 at 2:07

answered Aug 15, 2013 at 2:02

Ali Çarıkçıoğlu

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Zach Saucier Over a year ago

@John: It is the general practice here on StackOverflow to not post an answer that has been suggested in the comments unless the OP asks the user to provide one because it was indeed the solution. MikelMax: If a user has provided a satisfactory answer in the comments ask them to give an answer so you can accept it. Taking points for another's answer is not encouraged

MartianMartian Over a year ago

but this solution won't work when the screen size change? like if the page is opened on a cell phone.

Ali Çarıkçıoğlu Over a year ago

@Martian2049 you can give percentage instead of pixel to achieve this jsfiddle.net/uh43p8cg

MitulP91 · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-15 02:13:42Z

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I altered your code slightly and made the contents float left.

In order you get it to work, you just had to create a wrapper class. You need the outside container to be large enough to just fit your test divs, while the wrapper is large enough to hold both combined. This should be fairly easy to figure out and edit according to the heights/widths that you want the divs to be.

Fiddle

Hope it helps.

edited Aug 15, 2013 at 2:13

answered Aug 15, 2013 at 2:08

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Ali Raza · Accepted Answer · 2023-05-03 13:51:08Z

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In my case display flex is working.

answered May 3, 2023 at 13:51

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