No idea if this is related, but I found the same window resize problem after copying .purple from another computer (with a wider resolution). The solution was (with Extended Preferences installed) to tick 'Allow buddy list to shrink below normal size constraints'.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pidgin in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/256858 Title: Contact list window became too big Status in pidgin package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Binary package hint: pidgin Authorization request from ICQ spammers made my contact list window to grow by in width. It stoped when it was with 3 desktop sizes width. But the worst is that i can't resize it to it's normal size. Maye it is possible to break work with Pidgin by remote attacker with infinite long authorisation request ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Mon Aug 11 12:10:21 2008 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/pidgin NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal nvidia Package: pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcEnviron: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: pidgin Uname: Linux 2.6.24-18-generic i686 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pidgin/+bug/256858/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
