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

 I am with the huge majority that believe pidgin should have a preference
 to turn off this auto-resizing business.  Most of us completely disagree
 that no options (no flexibility) are better than a lot (completely
 flexibility), but if the developers want to minimize the amount of
 flexibility, then fine, we don't need a preference for every little tiny
 detail.

 But when you have a large user base that wants a particular preference,
 that's the time to add a preference.  Forcing something which the majority
 of users are against is not going to keep your users loyal - they will
 flee to another IM client, or as already being provided, a fork (thanks
 for funpidgin - I am happy to have my control back!).

 A plug-in is not the answer because it's much more coding and overhead
 than a simple preference and a handful lines of code in the base
 application.

 If you won't put in the preference or restore the old functionality for
 us, then we will flock to funpidgin or some other IM client.  Is that what
 you developers really want?

 I ask you to please put your ego aside and do us this small favor.  The
 code was already provided, right?  I think it takes less time to do it
 rather than argue with your users - an argument, that in the end, you
 cannot win (unless you consider it winning when everyone flocks to some
 other IM client or fork - I really hope it doesn't take that to motivate
 you to make this small fix).

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4986#comment:156>
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