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Codex Issues / #36390

Option to disable auto-scroll while the assistant is generating a response

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jul 31, 2026 by dallarmi-hash
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What variant of Codex are you using?

Mac OS Tahoe - Codex Version 26.727.40816

What feature would you like to see?

In previous versions, the viewport remained anchored at the beginning of the response while new text was appended below. This made it comfortable to read long answers as they were being generated.
The current behavior automatically follows the last generated token. As a result, the beginning of long responses constantly scrolls off-screen, making real-time reading difficult.
Please add a preference such as:
Keep viewport at the start of the response (legacy behavior)
Follow generation (current behavior)

Additional information

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2 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 27 days ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #35654

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worksmarter · 7 days ago

I am experiencing this same issue in the Codex app on Windows, and it has a significant impact on my workflow.

For long Codex sessions, I want to begin reading a response from the top while Codex continues generating below it. Instead, the viewport follows the newest generated content, continually moving what I am trying to read off-screen. When generation finishes, I have to scroll back up to find the beginning of the response.

For my workflow, this is disruptive enough that I have completely avoided using the Codex app and have preferred browser interfaces that allow me to maintain my reading position.

I would strongly prefer one of these behaviors:

  1. Do not automatically scroll once a response begins. Keep the viewport anchored at the beginning of the new response while additional content is generated below it.
  1. Provide a user preference, for example:
  • Keep reading position / do not follow generation
  • Follow generated output automatically
  1. If I manually scroll while generation is occurring, Codex should always respect that position and not move the viewport again unless I explicitly choose to jump to the latest output.

A small "jump to latest" or "new content below" indicator would be preferable to automatically moving the viewport.

This is especially important during long coding and troubleshooting sessions, where responses can be substantial and I am often reading the beginning while Codex is still producing the remainder.

Please make automatic follow-scrolling optional rather than mandatory.