Thanks for the quick response Sascha. Yes, 8 lines is better the 4 but I would have still preferred being able to control manually.
I usually like to search archives before asking, but I could not find a way to search the archives. Now I realize a search at http://developer.pidgin.im/search would have given me the info I was looking for. I will make sure I do that next time before asking. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Sascha Vogt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Hemal Pandya schrieb: > > > > > In 2.4.0 pidgin automatically resizes the input text area in > > conversation windows. > > > > But it seems it is no longer possible to manually resize the input > > text area? I often use pidgin for exchanging code fragments, and a > > large text area is quite useful. Is there a way to get a large text > > area? > > > It is not configurable, though in 2.4.1 the max height has changed from 4 > to 8 lines, which should be enough for code fragments. Please also consider > reading the Mailinglist archive for this and the devel list. There has been > some big discussions about the issue. If you have anything new to contribute > to these discussion, please do so. > > @Pidgin-devs: While writing this mail, I tested the new max height (Wanted > to check if it has a hardcoded line maximum or if a percentage value was > used). Therefore I resized my window to a small height and typed multiple > lines. Result: > - If there are only the last two lines are shown (minimal height of the > message window), the window itself grows to the bottom (changing the windows > outer bound). > - If you move the window to the bottom of your desktop, it "grows" out of > the screen. > > Is this the desired behaviour? > I'm on Windows XP, Pidgin 2.4.1, GTK 2.12.8 RevA > > Greetings > -Sascha- > _______________________________________________ Support mailing list [email protected] http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
