Do not jump to bottom when sending follow-up while scrolled up in a thread
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 6, 2026 by Eriiiick Closed Apr 12, 2026
Summary
Codex Desktop on macOS jumps to the bottom of the current thread when I send a follow-up message while I am scrolled up reading older content. This makes it easy to lose my place in long conversations.
Environment
- Codex App version: 26.305.950 (build 863)
- Platform: macOS 15.7.3
- Architecture: Apple Silicon / arm64
Steps to reproduce
- Open an existing thread with enough content to scroll.
- Scroll up into older parts of the conversation and start reading.
- Type a follow-up prompt in the composer.
- Send the follow-up.
Actual behavior
The view jumps to the bottom of the thread, so the previous reading position is lost.
Expected behavior
One of these would be much better:
- Preserve the current scroll position after sending the follow-up.
- If auto-jump is intentional, provide a setting to control it.
- Offer a "return to my previous spot" affordance after the new message is sent.
Why this is disruptive
In long threads, I often want to keep reading earlier output while sending a short follow-up. The current behavior interrupts that flow and forces me to manually find my place again.
Notes
- I could not find a documented
config.tomlsetting for this behavior. - I also could not find a clearly matching open GitHub issue for this exact follow-up-scroll case in the desktop app.
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