[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 seanegan):

 Thank you, Apewall.

 First, it's a guy with a gun pointing at the camera.

 If you couldn't tell that, you could hover over the pane to see a full-
 sized image. I'm a bit concerned that you feel a need to constantly have
 an at-least 64x64 pixel gun pointed at your face. :)

 The icon was chosen to be the same size as it is in the buddy list. In
 fact, you'll note the entire new infopane was modeled to exactly resemble
 the buddy list entry. Clever!

 Second, the areas marked "wasted space" are wasted only because you've
 stretched the window wider than it needs to go. The menu bar at top and
 the toolbar are approximately the same size, by design. This sets a
 reasonable minimum/default window width. *Lots* of people do indeed like
 their window that narrow; something that was near impossible with the
 previous design.

 You're correct that the icon is redundant. My solution was to remove the
 status icon from tabs, which has the added bonus of making room for more
 tabs (see the above-posted link). People yelled bitterly at me. It's not a
 huge deal, and people who don't use tabs benefit from it (it's not
 redundant to them).

 I'm not sure why the descriptions would be better in tooltips. Tooltips
 are an extra step (which new-toolbar haters claim is bad) AND more wasted
 space.

 If you wish to continue this debate, please move it to devel at pidgin.im as
 this ticket has been closed and is not an appropriate place to debate UI.

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