[Bug 59333] Re: [Bug 59333] Re: gaim window size unrestricted
Okay, so basically: * Despite being the only acceptable IM app for GNOME, Gaim isn't a GNOME app, and therefore doesn't have to abide by GNOME's rules. * GNOME's got it all wrong, people should be able to size a window to any size they want. It's the same with Windows, Mac and KDE, so they must have it all wrong as well. * If a user can't find a window, or a feature in that window, because they sized it too small it's their fault, not the developers. Fair enough then. -- gaim window size unrestricted https://launchpad.net/bugs/59333 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 59333] Re: [Bug 59333] Re: gaim window size unrestricted
So are you saying that all applications should have windows that can be sized down so small that they are not identifiable or widgets (and therefore features) are hidden from view, and reveal other cosmetic bugs; or are you saying that Gaim is an exception to the desktop standard that windows should be restricted to practical sizes, and that consistency is of no importance? On Tue, 2006-09-12 at 12:24 +, Luke Schierer wrote: > in gaim 1.x, we get bug reports that are exactly the opposite: that you > cannot resize the window arbitrarily small, for example, a buddy list > narrower than the width of the menu (which is apparently quite long if > you have a german locale) > -- gaim window size unrestricted https://launchpad.net/bugs/59333 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 59333] Re: [Bug 59333] Re: gaim window size unrestricted
Merely a consistency issue. This could also cause small usability problems because users can size down the window until the window is no longer identifiable. So, for example, if they accidentally size it so small it looks like a piece of rice they will click and click on the window's taskbar entry wondering where their window is not knowing it's that tiny little bar that keeps disappearing and reappearing. If it's any help, Firefox also has this issue and Dapper's Gaim (1.5.1cvs) doesn't. -- gaim window size unrestricted https://launchpad.net/bugs/59333 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
