Feature Request: Option to disable scroll to bottom

Hello!

I spotted a usability enhancement which would make working with larger groups less cumbersome.

I’m coming from using the Cheogram (an xmpp client) on android. On that client, there is an option to disable scrolling down after sending a message.

Working with larger groups, where you may be replying to multiple previous messages, this cuts down on so much extra scrolling up and down when responding.

The feature is listed in their interface settings as

“Scroll to bottom”
Scroll down after sending a message

It’s enabled by default, which matches the current behavior in deltachat-android.

I’d be grateful to see a similar option implemented here.

Expected behavior

(assuming new feature is disabled)

When replying to a previous message in a group, the chat does not scroll to the bottom of the message list after sending.

Actual behavior

Current behavior is that each message sent scrolls the message list to the bottom, causing the user to lose their place in a longer chat thread.

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workaround you can use today already:
if you reply to messages then you can click on the quote to jump back to the message that you replied to.

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Thank you for the workaround, most helpful!

I do think adding the feature as an option still has merit.