[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:  new              
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:                   
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.4.0            
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  chat input resize
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by deryni):

 swbrown: My solution 'eliminates' re-layouts in that it allows people to
 set the size to the maximum size they normally use and then never hit the
 resize limit again. The difference is that instead of creating scrollbars
 if they do hit it it does the much more friendly thing of expanding
 temporarily to allow them to see that little bit extra for a minute. Do
 you think that is a bad thing?

 Not requiring people to resize the input area when they type a slightly
 longer message than normal is a good thing, not requiring people to resize
 the input area in that case is also a good thing, not requiring people to
 keep a large input area to avoid the need to scroll or resize is a good
 thing. The question here isn't about feeling restricted it is about
 letting people get an input area that just works for them and doesn't need
 them to resize or scroll constantly. (Which to jump back a second my
 solution allows for significantly more people than the current solution
 and is why I suggested it and am planning on implementing it.)

 I see no benefits to going back to manual resize only that my suggested
 solution doesn't have other than for the people that resize simply because
 they can. Do you? Can you elaborate on them?

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