Allow to pass the strategy option to dropdown menu #243
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When the dropdown menu is inside a container with
position: relative
andoverflow: hidden
, it remains confined within its parent element and cannot escape the clipping context. Floating UI's computePosition method allows you to pass an option calledstrategy
, which accepts eitherabsolute
orfixed
. When the strategy is set to fixed, the dropdown can break free from its parent’s clipping context. This is especially useful in a sidebar, where elements haveposition: relative
, and you may want to display the dropdown to the right of the sidebar.This PR also fixes a bug in the dropdown content background.
Current behaviour:


With strategy as fixed:


References