[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 tmetro):

 Replying to [comment:64 deryni]:
 > Not requiring people to resize the input area when they type a slightly
 > longer message than normal is a good thing...

 Yes, but marginally so. I set my input box size probably a year or more
 ago and haven't needed to touch it since. Occasionally I exceed the size
 of the box, but the consequences of scrolling aren't even enough of a
 negative to motivate me to adjust the box size.

 The only benefit to me of the auto-resize mode is that it permits having a
 slightly smaller default input size, which permits more received message
 text to be viewed. But 30% or more of the messages I send trigger a
 resize, and that leads to a negative (see below) behavior, which outweighs
 this advantage.


 > 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.

 Yes, there is the major benefit of eliminating the jumping text in the
 received message pane. Unless a solution is found for that in the auto-
 resize mode, the advantages of the auto-resize mode don't outweigh the
 negatives.

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