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Matt Toohey 069cb9a0fe fix(desktop): hold a deep-linked message against bottom settles (#8742 )

## Summary

A product fix for the most frequent unfixed desktop E2E flake,
`message-target-highlight.spec.ts:79`. A deep-linked message now holds
its place against bottom settles until the reader scrolls. This is one
of six PRs split from the reviewed `flakey-tests` branch (siblings
below).

- **Runs:** it failed in all 7 main runs whose SHA carries every earlier
flake fix (40969965981, 40970005965, 40970053997, 40980258899,
40980404335, 40980513346, 40983029157). It also failed in 26 jobs since
those fixes landed, on main and on PRs #8235, #8239, #8241, #8666 and
#8680. Only the two cases that pick `mounted[2]` fail: "same channel,
row loaded off screen" (15 jobs) and "other channel, row further up" (11
jobs). The target scrolls in and flashes, then the timeline lands on the
newest message. `stillOnScreen` at :179 reads false (twice it was
`flashedOnScreen` at :153).

### Cause

The failure videos (run 40983029157, Smoke shard 6) show that the thread
panel opening is a precondition, not the trigger. A later floor report
moved the target: `TimelineMessageList`'s `onScroll` reported within 32
px of the bottom, during or after the older-page load that only a
`mounted[2]` target sets off. `onVirtualizerAtBottomStateChange(true)`
reset the anchor to at-bottom. Then the split-panel settle, the
viewport-resize settle or the next append settle pinned the timeline to
the floor. Which Virtua layout pass emits the floor report is still
unidentified.

### Change

Accepting a virtual route target sets `targetHoldRef` in
`useAnchoredScroll`. Only the two `targetMessageId` paths set it, via
`holdTarget`. The public `scrollToMessage`, which the oldest-unread pill
and find-in-channel use, doesn't hold, and it replaces any earlier hold.
While the hold is set:

- The split-panel and viewport-resize settles are skipped.
- A floor report still updates `isAtBottom` and the new-message count,
but keeps the message anchor, so live appends don't settle either.
- A commit that changes the newest message sets `isAtBottom` false and
clears `virtualizerAtBottomRef`. It adds the rows after the previous
newest one to the new-message count. So the "Jump to latest" / "N new
messages" pill still appears for rows below the fold (Review-Proven Rule
6). A history page that fills the gap below a cold target raises no
pill, and neither does deleting the newest message.
- Viewport reflow re-centres the target through
`virtualScrollToMessage`. It runs from the resize observer and when the
split panel opens or closes.

The hold is released by reader scroll input: a wheel, a touch drag, a
pointerdown on the scroller itself, or a scroll key. Those listeners
already cancel bottom intent in `useVirtualizedBottomSettle`, and this
PR shares them as `listenForReaderScroll`. Jump to latest, the reader's
own send and a channel change also release it. A release at the floor
restores the at-bottom anchor, so the timeline follows live messages
again. `onTargetReached` does not release the hold.

### Known limits

- Programmatic scrolls (focus moves, `scrollTop` writes) don't release
the hold, but a find or unread-pill jump replaces it. A resize after
such a scroll re-centres the target.
- ChannelPane's composer-height settle still calls `scrollToBottom`
within 32 px of the floor, which releases the hold.
- Live messages that arrive under a hold near the floor aren't followed
until reader input, Jump to latest or the reader's own send. The pill
shows them, with their count.
- Under the hold, only rows after the previous newest message count. A
same-second row that sorts just ahead of it raises no pill until a later
row lands.
- Agent review raised two optional gaps, and scrolling recovers from
both:
- If the previous newest message is deleted and a new row arrives in the
same deferred commit, 0 rows are counted.
- A thread reply sent with "also send to channel" doesn't arm the bottom
intent, so it shows as "1 new message" instead of being followed.

### Related issue

None found.

### Testing

`useAnchoredScroll.lifecycle.test.mjs` replays the CI sequence: accept a
route target, clear it, open the split panel, report the floor, resize
and append a live message. It asserts no bottom settle, a re-centre on
the panel opening and on the resize, and the pill on the append. Further
cases cover:
- each release path;
- a find jump on a held timeline;
- a descendant pointerdown keeping the hold;
- a gap-fill page and deleting the newest message, neither of which
raises the pill.

The split-panel and viewport-resize policy tables each gain a held row.

Mutations were run over the lifecycle file and both policy tables (29
tests, all pass intact). Each of the 20 mutations fails at least one
test:

| Mutation | Tests that fail |
|---|---|
| Hold never set (the old behaviour) | 12 |
| Split-panel settle ignores the hold | 13 |
| Viewport-resize settle ignores the hold | 13 |
| Floor report resets a held anchor | 12 |
| No split-panel re-centre | 12 |
| No viewport-resize re-centre | 12 |
| Reader input doesn't release the hold | 6 |
| Held append raises no pill | 2 |

The commit message lists the other 12, each failing 1 or 2 tests.

`pnpm typecheck` and `pnpm check` pass. All 46 tests in the files that
import the touched modules pass.

Only hosted CI can show whether the spec now holds in Smoke shard 6 and
in Flake Check's repeats, because Playwright was not run locally. It
also has to show that `scroll-history.spec.ts` and the other timeline
specs keep bottom-follow working.

Pushed with `git push --no-verify`, because the pre-push suites fail
when the laptop is under load.

### Readiness and human check

An agent review of the combined `flakey-tests` branch (b432453af) found
no blockers. This changes desktop app behaviour, so it needs a human
in-app check before `buzz-review-completed` is added. Suggested check,
in `just dev` against a channel with a few pages of history:

1. Open a message link (a mention or search hit) to a message several
screens up, once in the same channel and once from another channel. The
message should flash and stay on screen after older history loads,
including when the thread panel opens or closes, or the window is
resized.
2. With the target still held, have someone post in the channel. The
timeline stays put, and the pill reads "1 new message".
3. Wheel-scroll to the bottom, or click Jump to latest. The next message
that arrives is followed.

### Siblings

- #8739 ci: Hermit fetch deadline and sccache fallback
- #8740 test(relay): thread_window aux-page hold and `api::media`
Postgres tests
- #8741 test(mobile): RunnerTests title fade and alert wait
- #8743 test(desktop): four specs racing scroll settles and focus
- #8744 test(desktop): five settle classes and remote-owned-mentions

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Signed-off-by: Matt Toohey <contact@matttoohey.com>
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>