Output Windows auto-scroll lock constantly resets itself

[bradlitterell]

I searched but did not find a duplicate

Have not, this is long standing and not likely to be fixed yet.

I tried to create this in VS Code, but when I clicked "Preview on Github" it took me to a page with choices like "Bug Report, Feature Request..." which then brought me here...

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes/No

Unknown - I cannot test this with extensions disabled since I use the CMake extension to drive my build and since I use the WSL extension to work in a WSL window from my host Windows OS.

Version: 1.98.2 (user setup)
Commit: ddc367e
Date: 2025-03-12T13:32:45.399Z
Electron: 34.2.0
ElectronBuildId: 11161602
Chromium: 132.0.6834.196
Node.js: 20.18.2
V8: 13.2.152.36-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
using the WSL extension, running "code ." from WSL. (Ubuntu 22.04)

Problem Description:
The Auto-scroll lock button in the Output Window toolbar constantly unlocks. I want the window to always auto-scroll to the bottom so I can see the final state of my builds, but this setting keeps resetting itself.

I don't have a specific reduced-repro, but have seen it with all of my longer, complex builds. Unfortunately, they are too large to paste as a repro.

[sandy081]

This is because of smart scrolling. Please disable this setting output.smartScroll.enabled in your settings editor.