Auto-scroll during AI output prevents user from scrolling up to read older messages

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Description

While the AI is generating a response, the chat automatically scrolls down to follow the output. This makes it impossible to scroll up and read older messages at the same time — the view keeps jumping back to the bottom as new content is streamed in.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Start a chat with a long message history
2. Send a message and wait for the AI to start generating a response
3. Try to scroll up to read earlier messages while the AI is still outputting
4. The view keeps snapping back to the bottom, making scrolling upward impossible

Expected Behavior

• Auto-scroll and manual scrolling should be decoupled:
  • If the user has not scrolled up: auto-scroll follows the AI output as usual
  • If the user scrolls up during generation: auto-scroll is paused and the user can freely navigate the chat history
  • Auto-scroll resumes automatically once the user scrolls back to the bottom (or after generation is complete)

This is a well-established pattern used by terminals, log viewers, and chat apps (e.g. Slack, Discord, VS Code terminal).

Actual Behavior

• Auto-scroll during AI output always overrides manual scrolling
• The user cannot read older messages while a response is being generated
• The only option is to wait until the AI finishes before scrolling

Why This Matters

• Long AI responses make this problem very noticeable
• Users often want to reference earlier context while the AI is still responding
• Forced auto-scroll feels uncontrollable and frustrating

Environment

• OpenGUI Desktop Interface
• OS: Linux