@@ -466,11 +466,6 @@ Content Distribution: the 'justify-content' and 'align-content' properties</h2>
466466 Animatable : no
467467 </pre>
468468
469- Issue: This should also affect the initial scroll position.
470- If you align "end", you want to be able to see the "end" stuff when the element first loads,
471- which means the scrollbar has to be scrolled all the way to the end
472- (or equivalent, for scrollable overflows that don't generate scrollbars).
473-
474469 Aligns the contents of the box as a whole along the box's inline/row/main axis.
475470 Values other than <dfn value for="justify-content, align-content">auto</dfn> are <a href="#alignment-values">defined above</a> .
476471 If both a <<content-distribution>> and <<content-position>> are given,
@@ -581,6 +576,29 @@ Baseline Content-Alignment</h3>
581576 to match its <a>alignment baseline</a> in that axis up to that of its <a>baseline-sharing group</a> .
582577 This increases the intrinsic size of the box.
583578
579+ <h3 id="overflow-alignment">
580+ Overflow and Alignment: scroll positions</h3>
581+
582+ The <a>content distribution properties</a> also affect the initial scroll position,
583+ setting it to display the appropriate portion of the scrollable area.
584+ In other words,
585+ the scrollable area is aligned relative to the viewport
586+ as specified by the <a>content distribution property</a> .
587+
588+ <div class='example'>
589+ For example,
590+ if a scrollable flex container is set to ''justify-content: flex-end;''
591+ or ''justify-content: flex-start;'' with a 'flex-direction' of ''row-reverse'' ,
592+ it will be initially displayed scrolled all the way to the main-end edge of the scrollable area,
593+ and its content will overflow its main-start edge.
594+ </div>
595+
596+ Issue: This section is under discussion in the WG.
597+
598+ Issue: This needs to be integrated with overflow-anchor, when the property exists,
599+ so that you get the same behavior whether an elements *starts out* overflowing,
600+ or is filled element-by-element.
601+
584602<h2 id='self-alignment'>
585603Self-Alignment: Aligning the Box within its Parent</h2>
586604
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