[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 stuporglue):

 Hi, I got 2.4 today or yesterday in Ubuntu Hardy and am '''very'''
 displeased with the fixed sized tiny input box.

 The previous behavior was optimal. '''I''' chose the size, and then it
 could scroll within that size if needed.

 I use GAIM for many purposes including chatting with family and for
 working one-on-one with other developers. In either of these cases I
 frequently send multi-line messages. When sending multi-line messages I
 wish to make sure that they look correct, whether that is an anecdote
 about my kid, or a code snipped which I've wrapped across multiple lines
 for clarity.

 This is a regression in functionality and as such should be considered a
 bug.

 A tiny dynamically expanding text area might be *neat* from a programming
 perspective, but it certainly hampers real world use for quite a lot of
 users (at least judging by the number of people who bothered to get
 accounts here just to post on this issue).

 In UI design you need to know, and program for, your users. I suppose that
 if you ignore them, soon they'll no longer be your users.

 Please fix this soon.

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