Saner settings for the max scrollback in open chats?

[Iain Buclaw]

Binary package hint: pidgin

Hi, I am going to enlist this as a wishlist, but in this report, I am asking that wouldn't it make more sense if the viewable scrollback lines for open chats in pidgin were removed in sync with the line_count exceeding max_scrollback_lines?

Rather than what it is currently:
     line_count > (max_scrollback_lines + 100)

Also, maybe a more saner value for the "conversations/scrollback_lines" setting. Say, 500 or 1000 instead of its current default of 4000. Which could be a cause for alot of consumption of memory, if the user has, say 2 dozen busy chats open?
Also, I think it would be a nice feature if this setting were made accessible to alter via the "Preferences" window, allowing the user to be aware of it and that they can alter it.

Attached to this report is a patch against the current jaunty sources as of this date with the changes I've made mention of.

You are free to consider any views about this, and feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Iain