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Slack: jump to the newest message

Adds an Alt+B shortcut that instantly scrolls the open channel down to the newest message.

Code to copy

// Press Alt+B to jump to the newest message in the open channel
function scrollToBottom(e) {
  if (e.altKey && (e.key === 'b' || e.key === 'B')) {
    e.preventDefault();
    const list = document.querySelector('.c-virtual_list__scroll_container');
    if (list) {
      list.scrollTop = list.scrollHeight;
    }
  }
}
document.addEventListener('keydown', scrollToBottom, true);

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