Don't automatically scroll in AI Chat Assistant

CrunchyFritos

I think that the default behavior in the AI Chat Assistant should be similar to the default behavior for summarizing web searches / quick answers: the page should not automatically and dynamically scroll down as the answer is generated, since that makes it difficult to read the answer as it is being generated.

There could be an option to turn on dynamic scroll, but I suspect most users would prefer that the LLM text does not force dynamic scrolling.

andrew-rivera

Currently, when using any of the AI assistants, the page scrolls down as the answer gets generated. This makes for a disorienting experience, especially as the models continue to get faster. I always have to scroll back up, because the AI generates answers faster than I can read.

When the AI is generating an answer, I want to read at my speed, not the AI's.

Simply disable automatic scrolling when an AI is generating its answer. When you hit Submit, there should be no scrolling at all, and the AI should continue to generate its answer beyond the bottom border of the page, where I can scroll to it at my own pace.

ATOMIC

andrew-rivera my problem is that whenever the answer generate it never scrolls down for me so i have to scroll down, how to fix?

RHvdG

In Assistant, when an answer is being generated, the page will scroll when generated text reaches the bottom. This hinders reading. The text should (I think) continue to generate unseen below bottom of the page, allowing the reader to scroll manually.

This will allow the user to read at their own pace what is generated, without having to scroll up after a few seconds.

pbronez

On iOS 17.5.1, open https://kagi.com/?m=assistant&mode=7&sub_mode=2 from a home screen link. Ask a question. After a moment, response text streams in. As text flows past the bottom of the screen, the browser scrolls down, keeping the newest text in focus. It moves so fast that you cannot read the beginning of the answer.

It would be better to maintain focus at the top and allow the user to scroll down manually.

Luis

Hi all, Assistant automatically scrolls to display the assistant's output if the user is at the bottom of the page.
But we give users the option to pause autoscroll:

If the user scrolls up and shifts focus, the response will keep streaming, but the page will not autoscroll and will stay at the current position
Manually scrolling up before the assistant begins to respond prevents autoscroll from activating

With autoscroll we think this is the most intuitive experience. What are your thoughts? Do you think there should be an option to disable autoscroll completely?

e.g.:

CrunchyFritos

Luis I think the default should be not to autoscroll, but maybe if the user manually scrolls to the bottom of the page as the response streams in, the behavior to shift to autoscroll. Not sure if that would be confusing or annoying, but I'd much prefer the default to not autoscroll with the option to autoscroll should I choose since the autoscroll is almost always too fast for me to read anyway making it fairly useless beyond looking cool.

pbronez

Luis yes, I would appreciate an option to disable auto-scroll.

andrew-rivera

The default behavior should be not to scroll. At the very least I should be able to turn it off. I never want the page to auto scroll. Auto scrolling simply makes the text unreadable, especially as the models continue to get faster.

Elifino

ATOMIC
I have the same issue (web browser). I always have to click the down arrow as the window never autoscrolls.
I get that people don't want the autoscroll at all time, but the behaviour should be a toggle.

What @Prostagma proposes I think is a solid default:

after issuing a prompt, scroll until start of reply reaches top of screen
When submitting new prompt, jump to bottom and scroll until reply reaches top of screen.

At this point, unless you manually click the button, the screen won't move :/ This is quite annoying if you are a keyboard warrior.

Prostagma

The way that OpenAI handles autoscroll works best. When you send a query, they scroll the page ONLY to the point where the first line of new text reaches the top of the page.

It allows you to start reading the new text immediately, without having to worry about manually scrolling back up in the initial response generation.