Slack message list jumps when typing indicator appears
Reading a Slack channel is interrupted when the typing indicator appears at the bottom, causing the message list to shift vertically. This is a UI layout bug triggered by dynamic content injection below the scroll container. A browser extension or custom CSS could feasibly mitigate the jump without platform access.
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