alshedivat/al-folio

Stick the sidebar of table of content (TOC) in the distill template.

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#1,961 opened on Nov 28, 2023

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Description

Hello! This is really an amazing template but I have one thing that I want to figure out. I have just successfully activated the sidebar on the distill template, however, it sticks to the top of the page and when I scroll down the table is not shown on the left as in the post template. I really want to know how to stick it to be kept shown on the left as I have a very long article, thanks a lot!

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Tech stack
htmlcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
CSS positioningunderstanding of sticky elements
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
The issue requests making the table of contents sidebar sticky so it remains visible while scrolling. To implement, examine the distill layout template (likely ` layouts/distill.html`) and associated CSS (e.g., ` distill.scss` or similar). Add `position: sticky; top: 0;` to the sidebar container. Ensure the parent element does not clip overflow and that the sticky behavior works with the existing layout. No linked PRs or maintainer comments are present; the solution is a straightforward CSS adjustment.