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

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Sun Mar 30 15:16:55 EDT 2008


#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 suncho):

 > And for people who want to write long text the maximum of the auto-
 rezise-input-area has changed to the half of the window-size (without
 scrollbar). So with a hight resolution you should have enought space for
 long text!!!!!

 Excellent!! I would like to give thumbs-up to the idea "auto-resize upto
 half chat windows size". Now the solution is simple, elegant and
 rezolution independant.

 99% of people who want manual resize simply hated the scroll-bar to
 appear. I spent some time thinking what number of lines will be the best
 limit for auto-resize... Definingit as 50% of the chat window is very good
 idea.

 However, it is a complicated code and you should try to make it bug-free.
 Sometimes the input area opens with zero-height. Also, test it with
 "lazybums" plugin.

 Good luck with 2.4.1!

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4986#comment:161>
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