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Originally posted by emreerokyar
I suggest that Messenger Plus! Live should include such an option to pause auto text scrolling when the relevant conversation window hasn't got the focus on itself.
It can be a pretty useful option as it will help users by saving their time that they spend for scrolling up and looking what has been spoken.
Idea is good, but I immediatly can see how it can be more confussing too.
Such a feature which always turns auto-scrolling off when the window is not in focus is not that usefull.
For starters what you describe almost only happens in group-conversations only. If you talk to an individual in a single contact chat, the chances that he will talk more than you can read is quite nihil.
And if it does happen and you are reading the convo, the anti-auto-scroll will not kick in as the window is in focus. So it misses its purpose again.
And thus it will cause more confussion than it would solve anything in those cases, as you may have a quick glance on the chat window and don't notice that the arrow on the scrollbar has moved and you might think your contacts didn't say anything.
Also, the anti-auto-scroll will not happen when you leave your computer suddenly for a while and a convo is open. Again, the anti-auto-scroll will miss its purpose.
And last, having such a feature for group convos only seems a bit over the top as the only thing you need to do is click in the text area of the conversation to stop the auto-scrolling.
(not to mention that I dunno if it would be possible at all; so just click in the text area and the convo will not scroll anymore)
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