Pin the activity log to its newest entry - #45
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Summary
Root cause
Every reload/reflow path does
Log.clear()followed bywrite_lines.clear()zeroesvirtual_sizebut leavesscroll_yuntouched, so the next write'sis_vertical_scroll_endcheck reads stale and Textual's ownauto_scrollsilently declines to scroll — including for every live append after that, since nothing ever putsscroll_yback at the bottom on its own.Fixes #44.
Test plan
tests/test_log_scroll.py(new) — pinned/scrolled-up behavior across open, live append, reload, empty history, and reflowtests/test_log_maximize.py— added a follow-the-newest-selection case alongside the existing preserves-selection caseuv run ruff check ./uv run pyrightcleanpytestsuite: 1306 passed