We have noticed a severe problem in the grid when columns are virtualized: if the user scrolls the grid horizontally, selects a cell, then does something to take the focus off of the page the grid is on, when they return to the grid the columns are automatically scrolled all the way back so that the first column is displayed.

This can be reproduced in a variety of ways, including just switching to any other application in your desktop. I frequently see this when I switch to the browser DevTools window, for example.

However, this behavior does not occur when a cell is in edit mode.

This behavior will cause significant issues for our users because they are constantly checking other applications or pages to compare information on the grid and losing their place in the grid will cause them to reject using the application.

In addition, we have implemented some functionality where we popup small windows for better viewing or interaction with the row data (such as a multi-line text editor). When these editors close, the grid always scrolls completely to the left.

How can we prevent this automatic scrolling?