Updated the description to show the workarounds at the top of the report. No real need for further comments as a fix should be pushed to empathy's git master soon, perhaps we can cherry-pick that patch.
** Description changed: Binary package hint: empathy I'm on Karmic Alpha 6. - When I type text in an IRC chat window, the text ~does not~ wrap, instead the window grows. + When I type text in an IRC chat window, the text ~does not~ wrap, instead the window grows. I haven't noticed this in any other chat protocols (yet), just IRC. It would be nice if the text wrapped. :-) + + POSSIBLE WORKAROUNDS: + + * resizing the contact list to a big enough size to prevent the expansion + * Text wrap works as it should if the IRC room contactlist is disabled (uncheck Conversation > Show contactlist). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/433651 Title: Chat window grows beyond screen bounds - no text wrap when typing in the message entry -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs