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Focus on bottom of page when new message comes in (implemented)
This is in relation to the chat and forum modes for RP.
When a new message comes in or there's typing activity, it wants to focus at the bottom of the input box. This is highly detrimental to comfortable ux as this screenshot of the problem shows.
That means when I am typing, the window bounces up just a little from the bottom. That is causing disorientation and at times removes the carat when I am typing a reply.
The post box also moves down when my post preview grows longer than two lines, which is also disorienting.
I suggest that the focus is right before the closing <body> tag. That makes the browser straighten out to the clear bottom so no matter what happens, there's no allowance of sudden, jarring movement related to auto-scrolling when new messages come in (or when my typing preview begins to grow). As of right now I have to keep re-adjusting to keep the page to the bottom.
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created: 07 February 15 at 09:06 AM (build: 2/7/2015 5:59 AM beta)
closed: 17 February 15 at 12:28 AM (build: 2/16/2015 11:24 PM beta)
point of focus after new post comes in and point of focus after you write a post is different - if you move window, somebody writes a message, and then you write a message, it jumps twice
currently points of focus make dice roll buttons inaccessible by default, and if you scroll down, then somebody happens to write a post before you use the button - a stupid bounce that hides it happens
Before the input "section" was quite large and keeping it in focus could eat up half of your viewport or more. Now that it's a lot more simple this can be done more reasonably.
I'm confused with the suggestion. Making the bottom rock-stable when you are down there typing is a big PLUS and a thumbs up from me. However, regardless of whether the input box has focus or not, if I have scrolled up to read a post, the screen should never move. Maybe an incidental jiggle, but it should permit me to read the posts I need to read without assuming I want to suddenly pop to the bottom without my permission. This is a personal hate-thing with me, so I'm having a hard time not actually adding curse words and shouting here. When I am reading, do not jerk the screen out from under me, ever.
I believe this has been implemented since a little while ago.
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