[Pidgin] #8323: Log finds latest instance first

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#8323: Log finds latest instance first
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 Reporter:  endolith  |           Owner:  lschiere    
     Type:  defect    |          Status:  new         
Milestone:            |       Component:  unclassified
  Version:  2.5.2     |      Resolution:              
 Keywords:            |   Launchpad_bug:              
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Comment(by deryni):

 You claim it is jarring, I've never been 'jarred' by it. I have been
 annoyed by the default placement in the window, however.

 Context only matters when context is needed, which isn't something we can
 assume. I have quite often used the search to find a URL and have no need
 of the context before being given the URL for the URL to be useful (and
 finding the first match might actually have hurt me if the url contained a
 word used during the conversation).

 I never said it wasn't familiar to find the first occurance.

 Yes, users will habituate to lots of things. My claim is that despite your
 repeated claim that context is vital I have no proof that either behaviour
 makes intrinsically more sense than the other and no proof that the
 benefit to switching is anywhere near strong enough to warrant breaking
 everyone's habituation to the current system (which has been in place for
 as long as I know).

 So the issue here isn't that a usbiility bug is being marked 'wontfix' but
 rather that I'm uncertain this even is a 'bug' as much as a 'quirky'
 default. The fact that to date I can't recall anyone else complaining
 about this is indicative of the fact that of the small set of people who
 actually use the pidgin log viewer none has so far been motivated enough
 to file a ticket/send an email/etc. about this (if they actually see this
 as an issue in the first place).

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