[Pidgin] #5420: "Use a different status for some accounts" list is not resizable

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#5420: "Use a different status for some accounts" list is not resizable
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 Reporter:  megaloman  |        Owner:              
     Type:  defect     |       Status:  new         
Milestone:             |    Component:  pidgin (gtk)
  Version:  2.4.0      |   Resolution:              
 Keywords:             |  
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Old description:

> "Use a different status for some accounts" list, when its open, it's not
> resizable (defect) and also it sets its height incorrectly - so scrollbar
> appears. when I resize window, list of custom statuses per account does
> not grow and there is no option to set it. Although a message input box
> is bigger then 2 lines and does not expand while writing a message
> (shocking behavior).

New description:

 "Use a different status for some accounts" list, when its open, it's not
 resizable (defect) and also it sets its height incorrectly - so scrollbar
 appears. when I resize window, list of custom statuses per account does
 not grow and there is no option to set it. Although a message input box is
 bigger then 2 lines and does not expand while writing a message (shocking
 behavior).

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Comment(by megaloman):

 Replying to [comment:1 bernmeister]:
 > I've done GUI design/implementation before and I'd like to put my 2
 cents in.  Using Pidgin 2.5.8 on Ubuntu 9.04:
 >
 > 1) The dialog IS resizable and it looks like the "right" height.

 when you change its size, message input box grows, but not a list of
 statuses. I would expect list of statuses to grow or both list and input
 box to grow.

 > 2) The list of custom statuses always has a scroll bar - I guess it's
 hard for the GUI to work out how much space to give to the list of
 statuses and how much space to give to the text area above it.  I don't
 think it's all that bad.

 but the list has fixed size, so even if I resize the window, list of
 statuses remains small with a scroll bar.

 > 3) Message input box size - The size for me is 4 lines which I would say
 is large enough.  If you add more lines, a scrollbar does appear.

 my “shocking behaviour” comment was related to the fact pidgin developers
 forced pidgin from 2.4 to use auto-resize mechanism when typing a new
 message and not allow user to change input box size - so that was
 inconsistent behaviour in the application - in one place user can change
 the input box size (when changing status messages) in other place user is
 not allowed to change the input box size (when typing a message).

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Ticket URL: <http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5420#comment:2>
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