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Bug 612216 - Default conversation window size is too small
Default conversation window size is too small
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: empathy
Classification: Core
Component: Chat
2.29.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: empathy-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-03-08 17:47 UTC by Ken VanDine
Modified: 2012-02-06 14:10 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
Makes the chat window default to 580x480 (855 bytes, patch)
2010-03-08 17:58 UTC, Ken VanDine 		committed Details | Review

Description Ken VanDine 2010-03-08 17:47:02 UTC 
When first using Empathy, the default conversation windows are so small that they're difficult to use.

I recommend setting the default conversation window size to 580x480.

Also filed as a papercut in Ubuntu:

https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/509756
Comment 1 Ken VanDine 2010-03-08 17:58:38 UTC 
Created attachment 155572 [details] [review]
Makes the chat window default to 580x480
Comment 2 Guillaume Desmottes 2010-03-10 10:02:50 UTC 
I agree that the default size is too small but I'm afraid this one could be too big for netbooks.

Nick: thoughts?
Comment 3 Nicolò Chieffo 2010-03-22 12:38:03 UTC 
It's always possible to query GdkScreen for the screen height and width, and use some kind of proportion
Comment 4 Danielle Madeley 2012-01-27 00:44:09 UTC 
Querying for a proportion, clamped to a minimum/maximum could work.
Comment 5 Guillaume Desmottes 2012-02-06 10:48:05 UTC 
I finally merged this patch. Ubuntu users seem happy with it and that's a sensible default nowadays.
Comment 6 Jean-François Fortin Tam 2012-02-06 14:10:45 UTC 
FYI, you don't even have to query the screen. You just size the window to whatever suits you and if it exceeds the screen capacity, the window manager will make it fit, as illustrated in 
http://jeff.ecchi.ca/blog/2011/06/24/dont-make-me-scroll/