Thread:VisualEditor/Feedback/Updated special character inserter tool/reply (22)

Having all the characters in a long list enables easier browsing, if someone doesn't know which section a particular character is in. Otherwise, we have to click on each individual section-name in order to see the list.

Regarding the height (vertical size) of the box with all the characters, I believe it is currently set to a size that will work on the majority of common screen sizes. It is more difficult (adding code complexity) to automatically change the height based on browser-window size, and even more difficult to add a manual "click and drag to expand" re-size control.

However, we can individually override the size with user.css using something like this (adjust as needed if you have a very large monitor, and keep in mind that it may break in unexpected ways - I am not a dev!)

.ve-ui-toolbarDialog.oo-ui-window-ready { max-height: 350px !important; } .ve-ui-specialCharacterDialog .oo-ui-bookletLayout { height: 350px !important; }

(defaults are 150px)

Hope that helps.