Add TODO item regarding VTE and GtkScrolledWindow

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@@ -10,3 +10,20 @@
   removed from weltschmerz too.
 
   See: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/merge_requests/766
+
+- Upstream VTE indicates [1] [2] [3] that VteTerminal is incompatible with
+  GtkScrolledWindow. weltschmerz has been using the latter since its launch,
+  but has yet to run into any problem with it. Depending on how GTK/VTE will
+  handle outstanding issues [4] [5], we might have to take action in the
+  future. Bug reports or comments regarding this are appreciated.
+
+  Note: A cursory check revealed that at least one other VTE-based emulator,
+  terminator, seems to be using GtkScrolledWindow as well. According to [2], an
+  implementation for gnome-terminal is planned too, but work seems to have
+  stalled.
+
+  [1] https://developer.gnome.org/vte/unstable/VteTerminal.html (see #Description)
+  [2] https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/issues/11#note_264921
+  [3] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733210#c2
+  [4] https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/-/issues/183
+  [5] https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/-/issues/234