position:fixed inside overflow:auto

Judging from the specs this isn't happening

[Robin_reala]

Hi all,

another Monday morning challenge :) Today I've got a container with a fixed height and width, and overflow auto. Inside this container I've got a link that I always want at the top-right regardless of what the container's scroll position is. The container is absolutely positioned and could feasibly be at any place on the page. So my question is: Is there any way to achieve this layout without Javascript?

The major problem I suppose is that position:fixed always positions according to the viewport, not to the nearest positioned ancestor.

[Drag_Racer]

what I would do is add a div inside your container to hold the link, then add another div in your container to hold the rest of the content. The second div will have the scroll and not your container.

[Robin_reala]

Good plan! Don't know why I didn't think of that before, but that'll work. Thanks :)