Problem
In Codex inside VS Code on Windows, the chat panel can show a visually confusing message order and timestamps.
In the same visible chat area, an older assistant reply appears above while a different user question appears below, making it look like the assistant replied before the question was asked.
What I observed
- An assistant message ending with:
make a one-click PC slowdown check scripthelp update Codex step by step first
- was shown above
- with timestamp:
Thursday 3:42 PM
At the same time, lower in the same visible chat area:
- a user message:
What is the issue in chat?
- was shown below
- with timestamp:
Thursday 3:37 PM
Also, the actual reply to What is the issue in chat? appeared as a different assistant message starting with:
The issue in this chat is simple:Your same message was sent multiple times.
This makes the visible order look wrong even though the underlying thread may still be intact.
Expected behavior
- Each user message should clearly appear before its matching assistant reply.
- Visible ordering in the chat panel should not make older assistant replies appear as if they belong to newer user questions.
- Timestamps and message grouping should be easy to follow.
Actual behavior
- Messages from different turns appear visually mixed in the visible panel area.
- This creates confusion about which reply belongs to which question.
- It can look like the assistant replied before the user asked.
Environment
- Codex inside VS Code
- Windows
- India Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Notes
Possible areas to check:
- message ordering in the Codex chat UI
- timestamp rendering/grouping
- scroll position or lazy loading causing mixed visual sequencing
- whether messages from different turns are shown in a misleading visible order
I have screenshots available if needed.
Problem
In Codex inside VS Code on Windows, the chat panel can show a visually confusing message order and timestamps.
In the same visible chat area, an older assistant reply appears above while a different user question appears below, making it look like the assistant replied before the question was asked.
What I observed
make a one-click PC slowdown check scripthelp update Codex step by step firstThursday 3:42 PMAt the same time, lower in the same visible chat area:
What is the issue in chat?Thursday 3:37 PMAlso, the actual reply to
What is the issue in chat?appeared as a different assistant message starting with:The issue in this chat is simple:Your same message was sent multiple times.This makes the visible order look wrong even though the underlying thread may still be intact.
Expected behavior
Actual behavior
Environment
Notes
Possible areas to check:
I have screenshots available if needed.