---
id: TASK-030
title: 'TUI: Preserve panel scroll position across data refreshes'
status: To Do
assignee: []
created_date: '2026-06-12 04:21'
labels:
  - tui
  - enhancement
dependencies: []
priority: medium
ordinal: 30000
---

## Description

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Every time `refresh_data()` runs, all `DashPanel` content is replaced via `set_content()`, which resets the scroll position to the top. If a user has scrolled halfway through a news feed, a background refresh jumps them back to the top.

Implementation:
- Before `set_content()`, save `panel.scroll_y` (or `panel.scroll_offset`)
- After `set_content()` (which replaces the `Static`), restore the saved scroll position via `panel.scroll_to(y=saved_y, animate=False)`
- Only restore if the new content height ≥ saved scroll position (avoid restoring to a position that no longer exists after content shrinks)
- Apply to all `DashPanel` instances
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## Acceptance Criteria
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- [ ] #1 Scroll position is maintained across automatic background refreshes
- [ ] #2 Manual r refresh also preserves scroll
- [ ] #3 Scroll resets to top when the panel's source kind changes or content is significantly shorter
- [ ] #4 No visible scroll jump during updates
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