Progress / Artifacts panel is awkwardly positioned in VS Code chat UI
Open 💬 2 comments Opened May 9, 2026 by preBlood
What version of the IDE extension are you using?
openai.chatgpt@26.5506.31421
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Plus
Which IDE are you using?
VS Code 1.113.0 x64
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19045.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
In the Codex chat UI inside VS Code, the Progress / Artifacts panel appears as a floating panel near the bottom-right corner.
The layout feels visually incorrect:
- The panel is too close to the right edge and bottom input area.
- It appears detached from the main chat layout.
- It sits beside the scrollbar and visually conflicts with the scroll/input area.
- When artifacts are listed, the panel height and placement feel cramped.
- The main content area also shows a horizontal scrollbar, which makes the overall layout look misaligned.
Expected behavior:
The Progress / Artifacts panel should align with the main chat layout, behave like a proper side panel, or reflow/collapse when there is not enough width.
Please see the attached screenshot.
<img width="1371" height="684" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e52565fd-1739-410b-84bc-ab024b9f6624" />
What steps can reproduce the bug?
unknown
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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