[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37926: Twenty Eleven & Twenty Twelve: Dropdown category widget exceeds parent div when strings are long enough

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#37926: Twenty Eleven & Twenty Twelve: Dropdown category widget exceeds parent div
when strings are long enough
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 Reporter:  gma992         |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bundled Theme  |    Version:  4.6
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                 |
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 On Twenty-Eleven and Twenty-Twelve, the drop down menu at the Category
 Widget exceeds the size of the main body of the website and overlaps with
 other widgets at the footer.


 Image Twenty-Eleven: ​https://cloudup.com/ca0bAvmzqz4
 Image Twenty-Twelve: https://cloudup.com/cnK1axsIQ9a
 Footer overlap: https://cloudup.com/cecneIc8O3b

 '''How to replicate:'''

     Activate Twenty eleven
     Go to Categories > new
     Add a category with > 30 characters
     Create a post or edit existing one and assign the category
     Go to Appearance > Widgets > Categories widget > check "Display as
 dropdown" checkbox

 '''Proposed fix:''' (Fixed the main issue but not tested properly for all
 cases)

 #cat {

     max-width:100%;

 }

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