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Regression: clicking on a template heading in the sidebar forces any parameters scrolled off the bottom to come into view
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Description

Steps to reproduce:

  • Given a multi-part transclusion with a template at the bottom of the sidebar, whose parameters extend beyond the screen:

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  • Click the template heading in the sidebar.

What happens:

  • The sidebar scrolls so that all parameters are visible.

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What should have happened:

  • Sidebar should not scroll.

Event Timeline

Change 819556 had a related patch set uploaded (by Thiemo Kreuz (WMDE); author: Thiemo Kreuz (WMDE)):

[mediawiki/extensions/VisualEditor@master] [WIP] Stop scrolling template parameter lists into view

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/819556

WMDE-Fisch subscribed.

Note: This is a behavior we found weird but are not sure if we should fix it or leave it like that. UX feedback needed. :-)
P.S.: Fix is already there so the effort is kind of zero to fix it.

thiemowmde added a subscriber: ECohen_WMDE.

Working as intended. As discussed in story time this week.