Auto-scroll on page load for internal page links

[plocket]

Would love an eye on this. If you refresh a page with a hash in the url there's a little visual jump that I don't like, but it may be worth it.

[samglover]

I loaded the branch locally but I'm not sure I'm seeing what I'm supposed to. If I click an anchor link (for example, http://localhost:3000/docs/components/ALKiln/security#alkiln_role), it moves instantly to the anchor location. Seems normal, although I think the reason to use scrollIntoView() is usually to add a smooth animated transition.

But on reloading, if I reload in Chrome I end up back at the top of the page. I only return to the anchor if I put the cursor in the address bar and hit enter. I don't see any visual jump. In Firefox I only end up back at the top of the page if I use a cache-clearing reload. Otherwise I stay put. In Safari, weirdly, the anchor does not work at all.

I tried the same thing on the LIT Lab website (https://suffolklitlab.org/events/lit-con/#agenda) and got different behavior. Reloading the page with or without cache-clearing did not return me to the top of the page on any browser.

[plocket]

I believe you, but I can't replicate your behavior. If you have time at some point, I'd love to pair and experiment with what you see. Either way, is this an improvement over what we have now?

Regarding a smooth transition - scrollIntoView() can create a smooth animation, but it doesn't have to. It can just jump to a part of the page. I get motion sick from that kind of smoothing animation and haven't done research about browser settings I could use to counteract this behavior, so I tend to avoid adding those kinds of animations.

[samglover]

As I said in my comment, I don't think I'm seeing the intended behavior, but if @plocket is satisfied it's A-OK with me!