From 78e40e4ce2ca61e3d7ac75d7b1f63cc79ae65d22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henry Jameson <me@hjkos.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 18:07:01 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] experimentation

---
 src/components/conversation/conversation.js   |   7 +
 src/components/conversation/conversation.scss |  27 ++-
 src/components/conversation/conversation.vue  | 179 ++++++++++--------
 src/components/status/status.scss             |  15 --
 .../status_history_modal.vue                  |   2 +-
 src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.vue    |   2 +-
 src/components/timeline/timeline.vue          |   9 +-
 7 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 117 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
index 7f0686491..cef442de2 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.js
@@ -495,6 +495,13 @@ const conversation = {
         [id]: nextStatus,
       }
     },
+    getStatusClasses(status, active) {
+      return {
+        '-virtual-active': active,
+        '-last': status.id === this.conversation[this.conversation.length - 1].id,
+        '-first': status.id === this.conversation[0].id,
+      }
+    },
     toggleThreadDisplay(id) {
       const curStatus = this.threadDisplayStatus[id]
       const nextStatus = curStatus === 'showing' ? 'hidden' : 'showing'
diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.scss b/src/components/conversation/conversation.scss
index 99ecb338a..ae06dbfa7 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.scss
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.scss
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
     backdrop-filter: var(--__panel-backdrop-filter);
   }
 
+  .conversation-status:not(.-last) {
+    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  }
+
+  .conversation-status:not(.-last)
+  .conversation-status:not(.-first) {
+    border-radius: 0;
+  }
+
   .conversation-dive-to-top-level-box {
     padding: var(--status-margin);
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
@@ -49,26 +58,12 @@
     padding: var(--status-margin);
   }
 
-  .conversation-status {
-    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
-    border-radius: 0;
-  }
-
-  .thread-ancestor-has-other-replies .conversation-status,
-  &:last-child:not(.-expanded) .conversation-status,
-  &.-expanded .conversation-status:last-child,
-  .thread-ancestor:last-child .conversation-status,
-  .thread-ancestor:last-child .thread-ancestor-dive-box,
-  &.-expanded .thread-tree .conversation-status {
-    border-bottom: none;
-  }
-
   .thread-ancestors + .thread-tree > .conversation-status {
     border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
   }
 
   /* expanded conversation in timeline */
-  &.status-fadein.-expanded .thread-body {
+  &.-expanded .thread-body {
     border-left: 4px solid var(--cRed);
     border-radius: var(--roundness);
     border-top-left-radius: 0;
@@ -76,7 +71,7 @@
     border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
   }
 
-  &.-expanded.status-fadein {
+  &.-expanded:not(.-page) {
     --___margin: calc(var(--status-margin) / 2);
 
     background: var(--background);
diff --git a/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue b/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
index 94c4db188..5199f4443 100644
--- a/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
+++ b/src/components/conversation/conversation.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <div
     v-if="!hide"
     class="Conversation"
-    :class="{ '-expanded' : isExpanded, 'panel' : isExpanded }"
+    :class="{ '-expanded' : isExpanded, '-page': isPage, 'panel' : isExpanded }"
   >
     <div
       v-if="isExpanded"
@@ -86,68 +86,78 @@
             </template>
           </i18n-t>
         </div>
-        <div
+        <DynamicScroller
           v-if="shouldShowAncestors"
           class="thread-ancestors"
+          :min-item-size="15"
+          :buffer="500"
+          :items="ancestorsOf(diveRoot)"
+          role="feed"
+          list-tag="article"
+          item-tag="article"
+          :item-class="{'thread-ancestor-has-other-replies': getReplies(status.id).length > 1, '-faded': shouldFadeAncestors, 'thread-ancestor': true }"
+          flow-mode
+          page-mode
         >
-          <article
-            v-for="status in ancestorsOf(diveRoot)"
-            :key="status.id"
-            class="thread-ancestor"
-            :class="{'thread-ancestor-has-other-replies': getReplies(status.id).length > 1, '-faded': shouldFadeAncestors}"
-          >
-            <Status
-              ref="statusComponent"
-              class="conversation-status status-fadein panel-body"
-
-              :status-id="status.id"
-              :replies="getReplies(status.id)"
-
-              :expandable="!isExpanded"
-              :focused="maybeFocused === status.id"
-              :inline-expanded="collapsable && isExpanded"
-              :show-pinned="pinnedStatusIdsObject && pinnedStatusIdsObject[status.id]"
-              :in-profile="inProfile"
-              :in-conversation="isExpanded"
-              :profile-user-id="profileUserId"
-              :simple-tree="treeViewIsSimple"
-              :show-other-replies-as-button="showOtherRepliesButtonInsideStatus"
-              can-dive
-
-              @goto="setFocused"
-              @dive="() => diveIntoStatus(status.id)"
-              @suspendable-state-change="onStatusSuspendStateChange"
-              @height-change="updateVirtualHeight"
-            />
-            <div
-              v-if="showOtherRepliesButtonBelowStatus && getReplies(status.id).length > 1"
-              class="thread-ancestor-dive-box"
+          <template #default="{ item: status, active }">
+            <DynamicScrollerItem
+              :item="status"
+              :active="active"
             >
+              <Status
+                ref="statusComponent"
+                class="conversation-status panel-body"
+                :class="getStatusClasses(status, active)"
+
+                :status-id="status.id"
+                :replies="getReplies(status.id)"
+
+                :expandable="!isExpanded"
+                :focused="maybeFocused === status.id"
+                :inline-expanded="collapsable && isExpanded"
+                :show-pinned="pinnedStatusIdsObject && pinnedStatusIdsObject[status.id]"
+                :in-profile="inProfile"
+                :in-conversation="isExpanded"
+                :profile-user-id="profileUserId"
+                :simple-tree="treeViewIsSimple"
+                :show-other-replies-as-button="showOtherRepliesButtonInsideStatus"
+                can-dive
+
+                @goto="setFocused"
+                @dive="() => diveIntoStatus(status.id)"
+                @suspendable-state-change="onStatusSuspendStateChange"
+                @height-change="updateVirtualHeight"
+              />
               <div
-                class="thread-ancestor-dive-box-inner"
+                v-if="showOtherRepliesButtonBelowStatus && getReplies(status.id).length > 1"
+                class="thread-ancestor-dive-box"
               >
-                <i18n-t
-                  tag="button"
-                  scope="global"
-                  keypath="status.ancestor_follow_with_icon"
-                  class="button-unstyled -link thread-tree-show-replies-button"
-                  @click.prevent="diveIntoStatus(status.id)"
+                <div
+                  class="thread-ancestor-dive-box-inner"
                 >
-                  <template #icon>
-                    <FAIcon
-                      icon="angle-double-right"
-                    />
-                  </template>
-                  <template #text>
-                    <span>
-                      {{ $t('status.ancestor_follow', { numReplies: getReplies(status.id, getReplies(status.id).length - 1).length - 1 }) }}
-                    </span>
-                  </template>
-                </i18n-t>
+                  <i18n-t
+                    tag="button"
+                    scope="global"
+                    keypath="status.ancestor_follow_with_icon"
+                    class="button-unstyled -link thread-tree-show-replies-button"
+                    @click.prevent="diveIntoStatus(status.id)"
+                  >
+                    <template #icon>
+                      <FAIcon
+                        icon="angle-double-right"
+                      />
+                    </template>
+                    <template #text>
+                      <span>
+                        {{ $t('status.ancestor_follow', { numReplies: getReplies(status.id, getReplies(status.id).length - 1).length - 1 }) }}
+                      </span>
+                    </template>
+                  </i18n-t>
+                </div>
               </div>
-            </div>
-          </article>
-        </div>
+            </DynamicScrollerItem>
+          </template>
+        </DynamicScroller>
         <ThreadTree
           v-for="status in showingTopLevel"
           :key="status.id"
@@ -179,34 +189,47 @@
           @height-change="updateVirtualHeight"
         />
       </div>
-      <div
+      <DynamicScroller
         v-else-if="isLinearView"
         class="thread-body"
+        :min-item-size="15"
+        :buffer="500"
+        :items="conversation"
+        page-mode
+        flow-mode
+        role="feed"
+        item-tag="article"
+        item-class="panel-body"
       >
-        <article>
-          <Status
-            v-for="status in conversation"
-            :key="status.id"
-            ref="statusComponent"
-            class="conversation-status status-fadein panel-body"
-            :status-id="status.id"
-            :replies="getReplies(status.id)"
+        <template #default="{ item: status, active }">
+          <DynamicScrollerItem
+            :item="status"
+            :active="active"
+          >
+            <Status
+              :key="status.id"
+              ref="statusComponent"
+              class="conversation-status"
+              :class="getStatusClasses(status, active)"
+              :status-id="status.id"
+              :replies="getReplies(status.id)"
 
-            :expandable="!isExpanded"
-            :focused="maybeFocused === status.id || maybeFocused === status.retweeted_status?.id"
-            :inline-expanded="collapsable && isExpanded"
-            :show-pinned="pinnedStatusIdsObject && pinnedStatusIdsObject[status.id]"
-            :in-profile="inProfile"
-            :in-conversation="isExpanded"
-            :profile-user-id="profileUserId"
+              :expandable="!isExpanded"
+              :focused="maybeFocused === status.id || maybeFocused === status.retweeted_status?.id"
+              :inline-expanded="collapsable && isExpanded"
+              :show-pinned="pinnedStatusIdsObject && pinnedStatusIdsObject[status.id]"
+              :in-profile="inProfile"
+              :in-conversation="isExpanded"
+              :profile-user-id="profileUserId"
 
-            @goto="setFocused"
-            @toggle-expanded="toggleExpanded"
-            @suspendable-state-change="onStatusSuspendStateChange"
-            @height-change="updateVirtualHeight"
-          />
-        </article>
-      </div>
+              @goto="setFocused"
+              @toggle-expanded="toggleExpanded"
+              @suspendable-state-change="onStatusSuspendStateChange"
+              @height-change="updateVirtualHeight"
+            />
+          </DynamicScrollerItem>
+        </template>
+      </DynamicScroller>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.scss b/src/components/status/status.scss
index 1b0e3cf3e..74a50355a 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.scss
+++ b/src/components/status/status.scss
@@ -271,21 +271,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  .status-fadein {
-    animation-duration: 0.4s;
-    animation-name: fadein;
-  }
-
-  @keyframes fadein {
-    from {
-      opacity: 0;
-    }
-
-    to {
-      opacity: 1;
-    }
-  }
-
   .status-actions {
     position: relative;
     width: 100%;
diff --git a/src/components/status_history_modal/status_history_modal.vue b/src/components/status_history_modal/status_history_modal.vue
index ee5f77fd2..5403844d3 100644
--- a/src/components/status_history_modal/status_history_modal.vue
+++ b/src/components/status_history_modal/status_history_modal.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             :key="status.id"
             :statusoid="status"
             :is-preview="true"
-            class="conversation-status status-fadein panel-body"
+            class="conversation-status panel-body"
           />
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.vue b/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.vue
index be95f8698..d7ae9cd10 100644
--- a/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.vue
+++ b/src/components/thread_tree/thread_tree.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       :focused="focused === statusId"
       :in-profile="inProfile"
       :profile-user-id="profileUserId"
-      class="conversation-status conversation-status-treeview status-fadein panel-body"
+      class="conversation-status conversation-status-treeview panel-body"
 
       :simple-tree="simple"
       :thread-display-status="threadDisplayStatus[statusId]"
diff --git a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
index 7ee4bcfc5..a0087a68d 100644
--- a/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
+++ b/src/components/timeline/timeline.vue
@@ -80,24 +80,21 @@
       <DynamicScroller
         class="timeline"
         ref="timeline"
-        :min-item-size="120"
+        :min-item-size="15"
         :buffer="120"
         :items="filteredVisibleStatuses"
-        :emit-update="true"
         flow-mode
+        page-mode
         role="feed"
       >
-        <template #default="{ item: status, index, active }">
+        <template #default="{ item: status, active }">
           <DynamicScrollerItem
             :item="status"
             :active="active"
-            :index="index"
-            :size-dependencies="[status.status]"
           >
             <Conversation
               :key="status.id"
               role="listitem"
-              class="status-fadein"
               :status-id="status.id"
               :in-profile="inProfile"
               :profile-user-id="timelineRef.argument"