Flex items not shrinking when window gets smaller
JavascriptCssFlexboxPlotlyJavascript Problem Overview
I'm trying to fit two plotly plots next to each other inside a CSS flexbox. I want them to resize when the window is resized. It works as expected when the window grows, but the plots don't shrink when the window gets smaller.
var trace1 = {};
var trace2 = {};
var plotdiv1 = document.getElementById("plotdiv1");
var plotdiv2 = document.getElementById("plotdiv2");
Plotly.newPlot(plotdiv1, [trace1]);
Plotly.newPlot(plotdiv2, [trace2]);
window.addEventListener("resize", function() {
Plotly.Plots.resize(plotdiv1);
Plotly.Plots.resize(plotdiv2);
});
.plot-div {
max-width: 100%;
}
.plot-col {
flex: 0 0 50%;
}
.my-container {
display: flex;
flex-direction: row;
flex-wrap: wrap;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
<script src="https://cdn.plot.ly/plotly-latest.min.js"></script>
<body>
<div class="my-container">
<div class="plot-col">
<div id="plotdiv1" class="plot-div"></div>
</div>
<div class="plot-col">
<div id="plotdiv2" class="plot-div"></div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
JSFiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/bd0reepd/
I am probably misunderstanding how flexbox works, but if I replace the plots with images, they shrink as expected.
I have tried to debug this and found plotlys internal function plotAutoSize, which calls window.getComputedStyle and sets the plot size accordingly. I have used console.log to look at the return values of window.getComputedStyle and they get "stuck" at the largest size when the window shrinks.
How can I get the plots to shrink to fit the window and stay next to each other in the same row?
Javascript Solutions
Solution 1 - Javascript
An initial setting on flex items is min-width: auto. This means that a flex item cannot, by default, be smaller than its content.
You can override this setting with min-width: 0 or overflow with any value other than visible. Add this to your code:
.plot-col {
min-width: 0;
}
More info: https://stackoverflow.com/q/36247140/3597276