While watching a VOD with a chat, the chat is in “Chat Replay” mode by default. In this mode, I want to scroll up a bit to see older messages. However, in this mode, the browser immediately scrolls back to the current messages.
I understand why this happens, this is probably the expected outcome. However, I find this unintuitive, this feels like unintended behavior.
Potential solutions
There is room for discussion on how to implement a solution. Maybe, the mode should be switched to to “Live first“ when scrolling. However, I would propose that there is a button at the bottom for “follow newest messages” when the chat is in “Chat Replay“ mode but not at the current live position. This allows a user to temporarily “detatch“ from the live replay and reattach again.
My issue
While watching a VOD with a chat, the chat is in “Chat Replay” mode by default. In this mode, I want to scroll up a bit to see older messages. However, in this mode, the browser immediately scrolls back to the current messages.
I understand why this happens, this is probably the expected outcome. However, I find this unintuitive, this feels like unintended behavior.
Potential solutions
There is room for discussion on how to implement a solution. Maybe, the mode should be switched to to “Live first“ when scrolling. However, I would propose that there is a button at the bottom for “follow newest messages” when the chat is in “Chat Replay“ mode but not at the current live position. This allows a user to temporarily “detatch“ from the live replay and reattach again.