[Bug 298961] New: In chat window with many tabs opened, to small tabs is visible in window

[Murz]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=298961

            Bug ID: 298961
          Severity: wishlist
               URL: http://wstaw.org/m/2012/04/28/plasma-desktopBL6141.png
           Version: unspecified
          Priority: NOR
          Assignee: kde-telepathy-bugs at kde.org
           Summary: In chat window with many tabs opened, to small tabs is
                    visible in window
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: MurzNN at gmail.com
          Hardware: Ubuntu Packages
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
         Component: text-ui
           Product: telepathy

When I open chat window with tabs, each tab have length of contact name. But
contacts may have long names (Name Surname Familyname), so in chat window will
be to few tabs visible, most of tabs will be hidden and available only via
scroll buttons. This is not comfortable to use.
Here is example http://wstaw.org/m/2012/04/28/plasma-desktopBL6141.png  - I
have 25 tabs open, but see only 4 of them.

But decreasing tab width is not so good idea, because with many tabs we will
can't read name of contact and tabs will be not useful, here is result:
http://wstaw.org/m/2011/10/24/plasma-desktopQ19118.jpg

This problem is exist already with Kopete, described here:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=54194 and this issue got very much votes,
so the problem is serious and must be fixed!

Best solution for this problem are:
1. Multirow tabs, examples: 
Kate: http://kate-editor.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/multiline-tabbar.png
Visual Studio:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/ReviewImages/11272009103149AM/Tabs%20Studio%20in%20Visual%20Studio%202008.png
Windows: http://www.computerfreetips.com/images/performance-settings.gif
Firefox:
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_xvqZvwoH9PI/SzLOE3mIk4I/AAAAAAAAPeE/ba5iQ4VrYGQ/multi_row_tabs.jpg
QIP: http://images3.download.ru/images/reviews/qip.jpg

2. Vertical aligned horizontal tabs, examples:
Firefox:
http://www.thetips.org/wp-content/plugins/pe/pics/086fd_vertical-tabs.png
Google Chrome:
http://www.3dnews.ru/_imgdata/img/2010/07/23/595620/chrome-vertical-tabs.gif
Safari: http://limi.net/media/tree-style-tabs.png
KDEPIM mobile:
http://dot.kde.org/sites/dot.kde.org/files/kmail_mobile_maemo1.png

So the problem is serious for usability and must be fixed via any way, or will
be best to implement all ways and give ability to select preferred way in
options.

Reproducible: Always

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