Fixing bug dialog content does not grow fully to take up all the space provided by parent

[serkan-inci]

Pull request checklist

• Addresses an existing issue: Fixes [Dialog] Content does not grow fully to take up all the space provided by parent #4371
• Include a change request file using $ npm run change

Description of changes

Added width:100% to the dialog content.

[dzearing]

I am nervous without seeing the impact of this change. Screener likes this though, so that's good.

@joschect, @MLoughry, @Jahnp as an fyi. Is there someone in OneDrive or Outlook using dialog that can make sure they are ok with this?

[MLoughry]

Should be fine. The parent <div> has a max-width of 340px. https://github.com/OfficeDev/office-ui-fabric-react/blob/b410f6b9a328dd4ad24cbaa739156c23880e44e4/packages/office-ui-fabric-react/src/components/Dialog/Dialog.styles.ts#L30

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-Michael

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[serkan-inci]

The issue is parent container specifies display: flex but content doesn't specify any flex value. I was initially thinking to have flex-grow: 1 but width: 100% seems a more generic solution in case someone overrides parent display to something other than flex.

And as @MLoughry mentioned, parent also specifies a constant width.

@dzearing

[dzearing]

If we made it display: block rather than flex, it would also fix. I wonder what the reasoning for flex was.

[serkan-inci]

@jordandrako Can you suggest what should be the right fix here since you initially added display: flex to Dialog?

[jordandrako]

Dialog was already display: flex before I converted it to mergeStyles. It seems @micahgodbolt changed it to flex about a year ago. serkan-inci@26f605d

[micahgodbolt]

flex has better support for vertical centering, which you can see above that flex change.

[serkan-inci]

OK, thank you all for the responses. Can you suggest a better fix then or should we go with this one?
This bug is effecting multiple dialogs in our product.

[micahgodbolt]

Your fix is fine. I was just noting why we used flex in the first place. I feel the best solution is to use flex-grow. The intention is that the content takes up all of the extra space of the dialog. If someone changes the styles to block, the flex-grow will be meaningless (which is good).

i.e. I'd rather have a combination of connected css values with a specific intention.

TL:DR => lets go with flex-grow: 1 as that indicates proper intention.

[serkan-inci]

Thanks Micah, done.

@micahgodbolt

[serkan-inci]

Can we get this merged if you're OK with the fix? We are about to move to a newer version and want this issue fixed. Thanks.

@dzearing @micahgodbolt