[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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Comment (by Apewall):

 I've uploaded an example at
 http://developer.pidgin.im/attachment/ticket/2367/pidgin201gui.jpg to
 explain my own concerns relative to this ticket's description.

 Mainly it seems like there is much concern lately with different GUI
 features.

 As I explained in the uploaded image, there are many unused spaces now,
 and the "shortening" of the toolbar buttons I believe could have been
 avoided by better utilization of the space(Removing the text and replacing
 them with the old/more icons to do various functions.)

 While it is easy to say that "People who use large icons such as 96x96
 will ofcourse  complain." the icons have been sized down much too far to
 make out what the pictures are supposed to represent.

 There is little need to display a notice showing that a user you are
 talking to is online, when clearly the tab already displays that
 information in the same panel.

 I would much prefer having options to control the GUI of pidgin, but that
 currently is not the development design, each user has their own depiction
 of what they believe their gui should be.

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