# Bug with position = absolute, Width=100%, Height=100%

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-with-position-absolute-width-100-height-100/28332>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [May 23, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-with-position-absolute-width-100-height-100/28332 "2018-05-23T18:00:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![actech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-with-position-absolute-width-100-height-100/28332/1 "2018-05-23T18:00:42Z")

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If Column (or other components) is set to position = absolute, Width = 100%, Height = 100%, then the Column area (yellow background) will cover the IDE controls and will not work with them as shown in the screenshot.

 ![bug](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/7/d/7dc3eefa5ef141426b7c00ac5602aada0ec4cfe7.png)

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**Author:** ![amrita](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/amrita/32/31_2.png) [@amrita](https://community.thunkable.com/u/amrita)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-with-position-absolute-width-100-height-100/28332/2 "2018-05-23T21:13:56Z")

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ahh thanks for pointing out

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**Author:** ![albert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/albert/32/4077_2.png) [@albert](https://community.thunkable.com/u/albert)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-with-position-absolute-width-100-height-100/28332/3 "2018-05-23T21:35:43Z")

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Thanks for finding this – we have submitted a fix which will hopefully come out in our next release.

Albert

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/bug-with-position-absolute-width-100-height-100/28332/4 "2024-11-08T12:02:45Z")

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