diff -r 331b8cc4415a -r 613bf4dd3b8c pidgin/gtkaccount.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkaccount.c	Mon May 28 19:08:05 2007 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkaccount.c	Mon May 28 19:31:23 2007 +0000
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@
 
 	/* Screen name */
 	dialog->screenname_entry = gtk_entry_new();
+	g_object_set(G_OBJECT(dialog->screenname_entry), "truncate-multiline", TRUE, NULL);
 
 	add_pref_box(dialog, vbox, _("Screen name:"), dialog->screenname_entry);