[Pidgin] #4116: Font size in conversation history and log viewer no longer changeable

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#4116: Font size in conversation history and log viewer no longer changeable
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  Reporter:  EnTg          |       Owner:                                              
      Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  new                                         
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:                                              
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.3.0                                       
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  font, conversation window, gtk+ theme plugin
   Pending:  1             |  
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Comment (by deryni):

 The gtkrc file documentation is unfortunately rather lacking (don't blame
 us that's a GTK+ thing). I don't know why they were removed from the
 plugin, but as I said a simple install of a version of pidgin with the
 settings and a click on the 'write settings to gtkrc file' button will
 keep the settings working regardless of the plugins continued existance.
 And will give you a concrete example of some simple gtkrc file changes
 that are possible. As to why not give an interface to this sort of thing
 in general it is because you can't have a general interface for this sort
 of thing, an interface always needs creating a text file does not. The
 entire point of the GTK+ Theme Control plugin was to give people the
 ability to graphically make the changes they want and then have the gtkrc
 file they can carry around with them and experiment with, I never indended
 for people to keep the plugin loaded at all times.

 I think your characterization of the plugin is a bit overstated, it was
 pathetically minimal in what it allowed (in that there is essentially
 infinitely more that could be done in the file than what the plugin
 interface allowed) it also didn't handle a number of things that it could
 have. But this is all besides the point. The plugin .so or .dll file from
 a version of pidgin which has the options should work just fine in 2.4.1
 (and forwards until the end of the 2.x.x line), but once again save your
 settings to a file, that's the point of the whole thing. Then save the
 file somewhere you keep safe (in case you decide to mess with the plugin
 later, save to the file again, and want to restore your old copy; or in
 case you want to put it on a new machine or a new user account on your
 current machine).

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