diff -r 211cd8a67896 -r 6e8f285962e7 pidgin/gtkconv.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkconv.c	Wed May 23 23:21:48 2007 +0000
+++ b/pidgin/gtkconv.c	Thu May 24 00:35:15 2007 +0000
@@ -4207,9 +4207,6 @@
 	gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(imhtml_sw),
 	                               imhtml_sw_hscroll, GTK_POLICY_ALWAYS);
 
-	gtk_widget_set_size_request(gtkconv->imhtml,
-			purple_prefs_get_int(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/conversations/chat/default_width"),
-			purple_prefs_get_int(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/conversations/chat/default_height"));
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(gtkconv->imhtml), "size-allocate",
 					 G_CALLBACK(size_allocate_cb), gtkconv);
 
@@ -4386,9 +4383,6 @@
 	gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(imhtml_sw),
 	                               imhtml_sw_hscroll, GTK_POLICY_ALWAYS);
 
-	gtk_widget_set_size_request(gtkconv->imhtml,
-			purple_prefs_get_int(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/conversations/im/default_width"),
-			purple_prefs_get_int(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/conversations/im/default_height"));
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(gtkconv->imhtml), "size-allocate",
 	                 G_CALLBACK(size_allocate_cb), gtkconv);
 
@@ -8046,8 +8040,9 @@
 	gtk_window_set_role(GTK_WINDOW(win->window), "conversation");
 	gtk_window_set_resizable(GTK_WINDOW(win->window), TRUE);
 	gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(win->window), 0);
-	GTK_WINDOW(win->window)->allow_shrink = TRUE;
-
+	gtk_window_set_default_size(win->window,
+				purple_prefs_get_int(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/conversations/im/default_width"),
+		                purple_prefs_get_int(PIDGIN_PREFS_ROOT "/conversations/im/default_height"));
 	if (available_list == NULL) {
 		create_icon_lists(win->window);
 	}