# Possible to make browser ignore content dimensions?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-make-browser-ignore-content-dimensions/159792>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [August 20, 2005, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-make-browser-ignore-content-dimensions/159792 "2005-08-20T08:21:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![elSmoko](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/elsmoko/32/1460_2.png) [@elSmoko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elSmoko)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2005, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-make-browser-ignore-content-dimensions/159792/1 "2005-08-20T08:21:02Z")

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Hi, just wondering if it’s possible to convince a browser to display something but to effectively ignore it when it comes to decided how much content is being displayed and whether a scrollbar should appear.

Safari seems to display some elements in this way, allowing for positioned elements to disappear off the screen without producing scrollbars, while Firefox will make a scrollbar appear to ensure the element is always visible.

A good example is on Shaun Inmans site: [http://www.shauninman.com/](http://www.shauninman.com/)  
See that watermarked looking logo of his on the left hand side? Try resizing your Safari browser (I’m using 2.0) then try with Firefox. See how Firefox produces a scrollbar as soon as the element goes off the side of the screen?

I really want to reproduce Safari’s way of rendering on other browsers. Is there a simple way to do this?