Bug 442322
Summary: | The textbox in chat/IM window is not resizable after last pidgin update | ||
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Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | Steve <sfernand> |
Component: | pidgin | Assignee: | Warren Togami <wtogami> |
Status: | CLOSED NOTABUG | QA Contact: | Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa> |
Severity: | low | Docs Contact: | |
Priority: | low | ||
Version: | 7 | CC: | stu |
Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Reopened |
Target Release: | --- | ||
Hardware: | i386 | ||
OS: | Linux | ||
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Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
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Last Closed: | 2008-04-14 14:41:04 UTC | Type: | --- |
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Description
Steve
2008-04-14 11:07:14 UTC
This is by design. The entry area will grow if you need to enter more than 2 lines of text (up to a maximum of 50% of the window height). Hi, Like I mentioned, it is not about functionality but aesthetics. I'd prefer a visibly larger text area. I don't need to enter more than 2 lines of text, but would like to see what I am typing without having to look at the very bottom of the screen. In any case, the inability to adjust the height is *not* by design. It is a regression introduced in the last update, like I mentioned. regards, - steve Umm, it is by design. Ok, this is fun ! Pasting some interesting stuff here for anyone who finds the small 2 line default text entry box in pidgin annoying and bothers to search this bugzilla. Since I wasn't satisfied with Stu's "Umm, it is by design" comment, I decided to file a bug with upstream pidgin in the hope that they would see things differently: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5542 it is only when I received a reply on that did I realized that this problem annoyed someone enough to create a fork of pidgin !! Here's the history: - Bug is filed: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4962 - Bug gets closed - Request for enhancement is filed: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/4986 - 264 comments follow !! - Pidgin is forked ! http://funpidgin.sourceforge.net/ - Eventually someone posts a plugin (of sorts) to ^fix^ this in pidgin: http://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/5296 Well, all that said, I think I'll start using funpidgin. (need to con somebody into either adding the plugin to purple-plugin_pack-pidgin or to create a funpidgin fedora package.) - steve |