From 05672deefa47b9334acbd286fd9aee678ff0bc91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xavier Mamano <xavier.mamano@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 23:02:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add style = "position: absolute;" on the SVG to skip the bug
 of Chrome 18

---
 lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
index e65da76a9a..ecaac9e27f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
@@ -446,7 +446,9 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
      * {DOMElement} The specific render engine's root element
      */
     createRenderRoot: function() {
-        return this.nodeFactory(this.container.id + "_svgRoot", "svg");
+        var svg = this.nodeFactory(this.container.id + "_svgRoot", "svg");
+        svg.style.position = "absolute";
+        return svg;
     },
 
     /**