[Pidgin] #4986: automatic chat input field resizing should be optional, regression from 2.3

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#4986: automatic chat input field resizing should be optional, regression from 2.3
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  Reporter:  swbrown       |       Owner:                   
      Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  reopened         
  Priority:  minor         |   Milestone:                   
 Component:  pidgin (gtk)  |     Version:  2.4.0            
Resolution:                |    Keywords:  chat input resize
   Pending:  0             |  
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Comment (by btm):

 Replying to [comment:171 deryni]:
 > Replying to [comment:166 stuporglue]:
 > Presumably your problem with the "fixed size tiny input box" is either
 the zero-pixel entry bug or the four line limit on growth, both of which
 should be fixed in 2.4.1 (by fixing the zero-pixel bug and raising the cap
 to half the window size).
 >
 > So if you have a problem that is different than (or unfixed by) the
 above two issues, I will direct you to the discussion on how to helpfully
 attempt to have us fix things for your usage (within the current design
 idea).

 For the record, my UI issue is with the "small initial size tiny input
 box".

 I still can not find the argument for why to not have a manual size
 preference. If the argument is that adding more options to the UI is bad
 for inexperienced users, why not an advanced mode like the preferences in
 azureus or about:config in firefox? As I [comment:151 asked] earlier,
 couldn't we even settle for a change to prefs.xml so advanced users, who
 may not be a majority but at least are going to be numerous can have
 manual control back?

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