element-hq / element-hq/element-web

Following a permalink to a threaded message fails to jump to the message unless you've previously had the message in view

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A-Threads A-Timeline O-Occasional S-Major T-Defect
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Description

### Steps to reproduce

1. Copy a permalink to a threaded message
2. Restart Element Desktop (but the bug is also known to occur in Element Web)
3. Do `/goto PERMALINK_URL`

### Outcome

#### What did you expect?

The client switches to the room, opens the thread and navigates to / highlights the target message.

#### What happened instead?

The client switches to the room with an empty timeline and a "Failed to load timeline position" modal.

### Operating system

Arch Linux

### Application version

Element version: 1.11.65 Crypto version: Rust SDK 0.7.0 (61b175b), Vodozemac 0.5.1

### How did you install the app?

Arch Linux repo

### Homeserver

Synapse 1.105.1

### Will you send logs?

Yes

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