The input textarea in the html-tools translation interface does not expand depending on the user's input even when there is significant whitespace remaining on the page. Improvements include varying the length of the textareas to fill up the viewport or expanding depending on input. Both the input and output textareas would have to maintain the same length for interface consistency. Different behavior may be desired on mobile. See ticket 4 for details and progress tracking.
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