[Pidgin] #5842: Current Message input UI hampers usability for disabled.

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#5842: Current Message input UI hampers usability for disabled.
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 Reporter:  Hellmark      |       Type:  defect
   Status:  new           |   Priority:  minor 
Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |    Version:  2.4.2 
 Keywords:                |    Pending:  0     
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 Hello, after talking to some of the people in IRC, it was recommended that
 I file a bug report on this. While I am for things improving, I do have to
 say that the current method of keeping the text input box small until
 growth is needed is not always a good thing for everyone. I have some
 disabilities, namely pertaining to my right, dominant, arm, and due to
 this I use a tablet PC quite often. Makes it a little easer to click on
 things when you can just stab the screen, rather than clicking a mouse,
 when you really can't feel or move your hand too well. Pidgin for quite
 some time has had it so clicking any where in the message box allows you
 to just start typing away, so having a small input box is not a problem
 here, but when I go to paste, then it is more of an issue. Hitting a
 smaller target when at times you're doing good to simply be holding the
 stylus, is difficult.

 Previously, in 2.3.1 and earlier, I had the input window set to show 4
 lines of text, which gave me a large enough area to hit. Allowing the
 default number of lines to be altered would alleviate my issue, as would a
 suggestion another had to allow middle clicking anywhere on the message
 window automatically paste into text box. Windows users may find that one
 odd though, or figure it out on their own.

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5842>
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