[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):

 1) The fact that we like a feature is not (in and of itself) a reason to
 defend
 it, and while I haven't read this ticket in a while that reasoning is not
 used
 as a defense in any of the comments I did read, so I would hope it is not
 used
 as one in the ones I didn't

 2) The key here is that you don't manage us, a fact you are keenly aware
 of
 and even reference farther down. Another fact is that we have no
 requirements
 for any of this beyond what we feel like creating, which is a freedom your
 managed developers do not have. Both of these factors are central to our
 claim
 that it is more work than we care to put in and why we ask for people who
 do
 want it to write it (at which point we will happily accept it).

 3) There's nothing to respond to here really.

 4) Incorrect, the entire goal of the discussion we were trying to have was
 to
 figure out what *exactly* people needed and *why* exactly they needed it,
 with
 the entire purpose being to attempt to come up with a solution that works
 better than the previous one did. The fact that so many people are
 unwilling
 to help us is a great hindrance to this cause and not at all likely to
 convince us to go to any great lengths for those people complaining. The
 'compromise' we are trying to reach is between all the users (including
 ourselves, as we are also users). Why so many people misunderstand this
 and
 object to trying to help I will never understand, but I doubt it will
 change
 anytime soon.

 Enjoy using Trillian, or whatever other client you choose.

 Oh, and the fact that someone actually took the time to implement the
 preference for switching back to the old behaviour is a very nice surprise
 and I would like to thank nodashi for doing so (assuming the patch is
 yours). I have no intention of accepting such a patch because I still
 believe that is the wrong way to fix this and I would think it could be
 written as a plugin as well, but it at least shows a proper way of
 handling this situation and for that I want to commend you.

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