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Bug 593352 - empathy always display scroll bar in conversation window
empathy always display scroll bar in conversation window
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: empathy
Classification: Core
Component: General
2.29.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: empathy-maint
empathy-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-08-28 02:14 UTC by Brian Curtis
Modified: 2011-07-21 14:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.27/2.28

Attachments
image from downstream bug (28.16 KB, image/jpeg)
2009-08-28 02:14 UTC, Brian Curtis 		Details

Description Brian Curtis 2009-08-28 02:14:46 UTC 
Created attachment 141908 [details]
image from downstream bug

Binary package hint: empathy

When a new conversation is opened, I always have a vertical scrollbar (on the
right) even if it is not needed. (see attachment)

I am using Ubuntu Karmic with last updates and Empathy 2.27.5-0ubuntu1.

This is not a very important bug but it is a little bit annoying.

Thank you.

From downstream Ubuntu:
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/419237
Comment 1 Sumana Harihareswara 2009-10-27 22:50:18 UTC 
Thanks for the report, Brian.

The GNOME HIG suggests:

"Only display scrollbars when they are required for sliding the view. If an object fits inside the viewer control, don't draw scrollbars."

http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/controls-scrollbars.html.en
Comment 2 Gijs Hillenius 2010-01-28 11:02:38 UTC 
Hi, 

there is another problem with the scroll bar in Empathy. I've been asked to assist a user of empathy on an Ubuntu 9.10 system.. here is what I observe:

The scroll bar will not always follow the conversation by staying at the bottom. If the user replies to messages, the scroll bar will move up a line and stay there. Which means replies from the contact will be hidden from view, until the user grabs the bar and slides it down, or hits the page down key.

This is not the expected behaviour, I'd think.
Comment 3 Emilio Pozuelo Monfort 2011-07-21 14:47:33 UTC 
You don't get a scrollbar anymore until it's needed. Closing this bug report.