[kopete-bugs] [Bug 188393] New: New message scrolls chat window interfering with reading flow

[Christoph Burgmer]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188393

           Summary: New message scrolls chat window interfering with
                    reading flow
           Product: kopete
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Debian testing
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kopete-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: chrislb at gmx.de


Version:            (using KDE 4.2.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

One of my friends on $CHAT_PROTOCOL has the annoying behaviour of typing on
avg. 4-5 words per utterance, then in his sudden burst of ideas throws out thus
way to many lines which otherwise would've been condensed to maybe 10, now
blown up to 40 and more. If I don't read as quickly as he types, which rarely
happens as I am multitasking between other real world issues, the only way to
read his messages is to wait until his brain cells start to dry out finally
stopping the otherwise constant flow of ideas. Only then can I scroll up to
start reading his one-way conversation, now not being interrupted by Kopete's
repeated urge to scroll down to the newest message, a bug I finally want to
report.
Oh, important for this bug report is my screen size - 1024x768, the overall
limiting factor for resizing the chat window in the urge to get hold of the
first lines of my dear friend's monologue.
Proposed solutions: no scrolling at all - or - scroll only when window not
focused

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