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Find the elements that are causing a horizontal scroll. Based on http://css-tricks.com/findingfixing-unintended-body-overflow/

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debug-scroll.md

Debug Horizontal Scroll

(function (d) {
    var w = d.documentElement.offsetWidth,
        t = d.createTreeWalker(d.body, NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT),
        b;
    while (t.nextNode()) {
        b = t.currentNode.getBoundingClientRect();
        if (b.right > w || b.left < 0) {
            t.currentNode.style.setProperty('outline', '1px dotted red', 'important');
            console.log(t.currentNode);
        }
    };
}(document));

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javascript:(function(d){var w=d.documentElement.offsetWidth,t=d.createTreeWalker(d.body,NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT),b;while(t.nextNode()){b=t.currentNode.getBoundingClientRect();if(b.right>w||b.left<0){t.currentNode.style.setProperty('outline','1px dotted red','important');console.log(t.currentNode);}};}(document));