[Pidgin] #2367: UI spaces wasted with duplicated information

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#2367: UI spaces wasted with duplicated information
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  Reporter:  andrixnet        |       Owner:  datallah                       
      Type:  defect           |      Status:  closed                         
  Priority:  minor            |   Milestone:                                 
 Component:  winpidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.1.0                          
Resolution:  wontfix          |    Keywords:  duplicate information UI design
   Pending:  0                |  
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Changes (by seanegan):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix

Comment:

 There is no screenshot attached, but I can use my imagination ;)

 1a. I preferred there not to be a status icon in the tab, as it allows you
 to fit more tabs in a window. See
 http://pidgin.im/~seanegan/images/infopane2.png I was vetoed as being a
 freak who keeps too many conversations open.

 1b. You can turn it off if you feel the information is a waste; many
 people will disagree with you. It shows slightly different information,
 more information, and in a more consistent way. I find the status message
 to be useful there.

 2. The buddy icon previously was shown too large in a very poorly designed
 place. It took room away from the entry area, and generally forced it to
 be larger than you would typically want it. It would overlap off the
 screen when you sized things yourself. It was inconsistent and ugly. I see
 little reason to take up to 96 pixels square to persistantly show
 someone's buddy icon; I'd consider *that* a waste of UI space.

 You are correct that the tooltip should be shown when hovering over the
 buddy icon; that's a bug that will be fixed for 2.1.1.

 Your complaint seems to boil down to the fact that you prefer 96 pixels (I
 assume you're a Yahoo or MSN user where 96px is the standard size, as you
 think 32px is too small) to occupy room at the bottom-left instead of 32px
 in the upper right. This seems largely a matter of preference.

 Pidgin users are not hesitant to complain about UI changes, and that these
 changes have allowed me to close more bugs about the old UI than have
 spawned new bugs about the new UI indicates to me that they are a net
 positive.

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