Hello all: I'm very much not a programmer, but am a Kubuntu Linux user who has chosen to use Pidgin IM over Kopete for some of Pidgin's excellent plugins and features. For example, the scrolling of messages rather than just "appearing" is an excellent usability feature that I don't think I can do without anymore. Psychic mode alerts me in advance when messages are coming.
But I cannot stand the new typing notification. It completely breaks how I use IM and makes my life more difficult. I tend to "stick" IM windows above whatever else I'm doing, and then watch for any new messages to scroll up. (Please also note that I have tabs disabled; each conversation has its own window) The scrolling behavior allows enough movement for my eye to catch when a new message comes in, and is probably the largest reason I chose Pidgin IM over any alternative. Since now messages scroll up when a message is being typed, it distracts me from my other tasks when no message has been sent. Further, when someone does type a message, if it is short, no movement occurs and I often miss the message. Now I know the developers do not want to deviate from this and have already had discussions on this, etc., so I am simply going to ask if it's possible for me to change some code around that will allow me to remove the current IM notification and implement the old one. There are other features of the new version I'm really liking, and wouldn't want to lose those just to get back these notifications. Ideally, it would be nice to be able to write a plugin to handle this issue, but as I said, I am not a programmer and have no knowledge of coding, and so I have no idea how to do so. Such a plugin could also "fix" the height of the input box--I like the behavior of consistently setting the height, since my boxes would all end up with odd input heights, but I wish it would stay static instead of "growing" as it does. It, however, is not a dealbreaker for me. Nor are the shrinking icons in the latest version, but a friend who has bad eyesight now has difficulty seeing the icons. Thank you for your time and consideration. =) - Trip _______________________________________________ Support mailing list [email protected] http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
