jpinard said:
Making a larger selection window should take all of 2 minutes to fully complete... so it doesn't seem like such a bad thing to ask.
In the world of quality code there is no such thing as a 2 minute fix. Not because the code change won't take two minutes (which is a pretty big assumption on your part - but I'll run with it), but because all the tasks surrounding that change will add up to significantly more than 2 minutes.
If I make a single-line code change at work, the resulting impact of that is about 4-6 weeks worth of work depending on the application. This includes unit-testing, regression testing, OAT and acceptance testing, implementation planning and eventualy release.
While Jonwil's response may have seemed overly-brief, and a bit harsh, it was completely correct. As any third party supplier responsible for maintaining software will tell you, an inability to distinguish feature requests from faults will put you out of business.
So while I can sympathise with your request (the tiny windows are annoying) I'd much rather have some of the outstanding bugs fixed.