It won’t allow me to scroll down at all i have tried everything. the best i can do is press tab until it selects the read aloud button
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This started happening today. I wrote a userscript to fix it but it has weird bugs still. I am using an outdated version of chrome which might be why. I can’t update my browser because i am on an old chromebook
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The same thing is happening to me today, I would just wait to use chatgpt until tomorrow
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I’m having the same problem but it’s on my phone, my laptop is just fine and I’m using Microsoft edge . Even when I save the Web page , it doesn’t want to scroll down
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Same for me, it is not workable anymore to use chatgpt on my setup.
I had to fallback to a competing solution which works with my browser, while not being better than chatgpt, too bad.
If chatgpt requires a specific browser, it should provide one that works on all computers, existing browser are really too picky on the OS and version and update date and hardware and so on … I understand some want to continue selling useless new OS and hardware , but it just doesn’t work this way anymore, those good old days are over for good…
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Has this been solved to anyone? Im having the issue…
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Guys after banging my head around this i finally found the solution and it works on my browser atleast:
right click > inspect
in the html section look for the overflow property , you can find it just below the body tag in the div tag;
if the overflow is written as overflow: hidden, that’s the problem .
to fix it simply click the overflow it will show up in the styles window below and manually erase the hidden and write auto in it with the semicolon ;
and it solved the issue with me .
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worked like a charm. took me a minute to find which div i had to change but if you pull the developer tools to make them bigger you should see a styles tab and you can just type overflow in the search bar and switch through the divs until you find it
Having issues on my iPhone (6s Plus). I remember something similar happened few days ago as well but it was fixed.
Any suggestions folks?
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ChatGPT scroll bug patch
UPDATE: Nov 1
Added promotions and detailed instructions.
UPDATE: Oct 31
And the problem is back… my solution still works guys, ask me if you have any problems!
UPDATE: Oct 18
Finally OpenAI has fixed the scrolling problem, but the solution is ugly… personally, I still prefer and use my javascript!
Note: There was a problem I didn’t notice, sorry about that. This is now solved, so if you copy the javascript it will work.
A Thank You goes out to @JohnDoe808 for catching it: the text renderer changes apostrophes (') to quotation marks (‘ and ’): Smart Quotes and Dumb Apostrophes - Signal
LOOK HERE folks!
The following solution is QUICK and SIMPLE, ANYONE can do it, and it works EVERYWHERE!
And if you’re having trouble, I CAN HELP!
ADVANTAGES:
- EXTREMELY SIMPLE:
- If you can copy and paste text and know how to edit a bookmark, you’re good to go!
- EXTREMELY QUICK: Just select the bookmark!
- NO HTML (HyperText Markup Language)
- NO CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
- NO browser tools or extensions to inspect code or apply site specific userscripts or custom CSS etc.
- NO weird or complicated methods
- Works in ALL browsers ALL versions:
- INCLUDING iPhone Safari ALL versions
- And including mobile browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Opera, etc.
- Works on ALL devices:
- Mobiles, tablets, laptops and computers
- INCLUDING iPhone ALL models
- Mobiles, tablets, laptops and computers
Note: There’s a couple of rare instances where it can get a little tricky, like tablets with a non-replaceable dedicated Chrome browser which have a javascript url filter (it requires a couple of extra steps each time you run it, but it works). I’m yet to have heard of or seen a browser where it’s impossible to run a javascript url.
THE PROBLEM is the stuck “Message ChatGPT” input box. The javascript below moves the box to the bottom of the page in stead.
HOW TO CORRECT IT - STEP-BY-STEP:
Summary: you’re going to create a bookmark with some javascript in it, a so called “bookmarklet”.
1: Save a bookmark for any page: you’re going to edit it after it’s been saved.
2: Mark(select) the bookmark title below, copy it, edit your bookmark, paste the title in your bookmark, and save it.
3: Mark(select) the javascript (the Address (URL)) below, copy it, edit your bookmark, paste the javascript in your bookmark’s address (url), and save it. Now you’re done!
4: When you select the bookmark, the script executes and the box unsticks. If the window is refreshed, the box sticks again and you need to use the javascript bookmark.
THE JAVASCRIPT BOOKMARK (BOOKMARKLET)
Title:
ChatGPT scroll bug patch
Address (URL):
javascript:(function () {
document.querySelectorAll('html *').forEach(function(node) {
var s = getComputedStyle(node);
if (s['overflow'] === 'hidden') {
node.style['overflow'] = 'visible'; }
});
})();
This is the same script, in code layout:
javascript:(function () {
document.querySelectorAll('html *').forEach(function(node) {
var s = getComputedStyle(node);
if (s['overflow'] === 'hidden') {
node.style['overflow'] = 'visible'; }
});
})();
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awesome , its work for me thanks a lot
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openai stop being lazy and fix it
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Guys, this works! Thank you!! 
EASY FIX READ HERE.
- COPY THE RESPONSE FROM CHATGPT…
2)right click- scroll down to services
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select “new text edit window containing selection”
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you’re welcome Mac users!!!
Hello zwaa. I use an iPhone 11 Pro and this problem still persists despite following your instructions. Please help me.
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It works! Thank you for your sharing!
Where do I right click to see “inspect” when I right click it does not give this option.
I got the services option but not the "new text edit window containing selection”. I don’t know where you’re seeing this ?
Yes, it works (nicely found by a smart guy), but it’s overly complicated for the average user, and it needs to be repeated every time you refresh. This shouldn’t be marked as a ‘Solution’, it’s more of a complex workaround. Will it be fixed by chatgpt?
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anyone on chrome because openai is so lazy
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