#469109 pidgin: can no longer adjust size of the text input in a conversation window

Package:
pidgin
Source:
pidgin
Description:
graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
Submitter:
Paul Dwerryhouse
Date:
2026-07-06 17:45:05 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
Tags:
#469109#5
Date:
2008-03-03 06:48:14 UTC
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The old version of pidgin allowed the user to resize the input box
within a conversation window, by moving the centre dividing line up or
down. This is no longer possible in the new version of pidgin; instead,
the input box is only a small section of the overall conversation
window.

Would be nice to be able to resize it again.
#469109#10
Date:
2008-03-03 11:59:20 UTC
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I think this is a terrible change from a usability point of view and
would like to see it reverted.  Can Debian lobby for this (there are
some requests[1] on the Pidgin Support mailing list)?  Would a patch be
applied to the Debian package if submitted?

[1] declaration of interest - one of them is from me.
#469109#21
Date:
2008-03-05 22:43:17 UTC
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For what it's worth, if you copy the file pidgin/gtkconv.c from the
previous pidgin package (version 2.3.1) into the source tree of the
current package, then it compiles and runs perfectly, with the old chat
window interface.

Cheers,

Paul
#469109#26
Date:
2008-03-14 12:44:26 UTC
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Hello,

As shown in http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469283#12, indeed, the box resizes,
depending on the number of lines, BUT until a max of 4 lines.


This is definitely a usability downgrade for those cases when you need to send multiple lines of
text  and you'd prefer to review the entire message. Also, the fact that you can explicitly resize
the input box goes against what a regular person would expect.
#469109#29
Date:
2008-03-14 12:44:26 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,

As shown in http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469283#12, indeed, the box resizes,
depending on the number of lines, BUT until a max of 4 lines.


This is definitely a usability downgrade for those cases when you need to send multiple lines of
text  and you'd prefer to review the entire message. Also, the fact that you can explicitly resize
the input box goes against what a regular person would expect.
#469109#32
Date:
2008-04-02 00:43:24 UTC
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Pidgin 2.4.1 modifies the input box resizing algorithm a bit so that it
will grow up to half the vertical size of the window. It seems to me
this would eliminate the need for a manual resize option; please let me
know if this is the case so I can close this bug.
#469109#37
Date:
2008-04-02 02:18:31 UTC
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I'd prefer the manual resize, but I'm probably going to be in the
minority after this new fix.

Just my $.02

Nathan A. Stine
#469109#40
Date:
2008-04-02 02:18:31 UTC
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I'd prefer the manual resize, but I'm probably going to be in the
minority after this new fix.

Just my $.02

Nathan A. Stine
#469109#53
Date:
2008-12-16 05:40:49 UTC
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Please count me among those that would prefer manual resizing too. The
auto algorithm is awkward to work with.

Bart