[Pidgin] #4986: automatic chat input field resizing should be optional, regression from 2.3

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#4986: automatic chat input field resizing should be optional, regression from 2.3
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  Reporter:  swbrown       |       Owner:                   
      Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  closed           
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:                   
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.4.0            
Resolution:  wontfix       |    Keywords:  chat input resize
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by rekkanoryo):

 Replying to [comment:276 megaloman]:
 > What about another annoying feature ''smooth scrolling''? thanks god,
 it's optional now. how long did developers insist, that it cannot be
 optional?

 [[BR]]
 Smooth scrolling was never ''not'' optional in a release.

 [[BR]]
 > I am a developer too and I cannot stand that attitude, I just don't have
 a words. How can you say something like that? You don't care about your
 users? Major linux distributions are including your software as a default
 IM - that's a responsibility you should care of. You're not writing this
 just for you, you're writing it for millions of users. And following your
 website “''If you are a regular user, we encourage you to let us know
 about any problems you encounter and to provide us with suggestions for
 improvement.''” - we are asking about an improvement, make it
 '''optional'''.

 Yes, we encourage our users to ''discuss'' the software with us.  We are
 not obligated to act upon any discussion, nor are we obligated to change
 our opinions when we don't agree with the arguments presented.  We're not
 even obligated to provide a mechanism for submitting any form of feedback.

 The fact of Pidgin development is that we wrote it for ourselves.  We
 released it to the world '''in the ''hopes'' that it would be useful to
 others.'''  There is a huge difference between this and bending over
 backwards to satisfy every request or complaint.  If our desired
 development path no longer makes the software usable, we're sorry, but
 you'll need to find another piece of software to meet your needs.

 As for the resizable input area, it already is optional, as a plugin
 clearly now exists to restore the functionality.  The "improvement" you
 desire has been made.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4986#comment:280>
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