can gradient panel be resized to be longer?

[VectorCat]

I like the gradient tool and think it would be even more effective and empowering if it could be made longer so that gradient nodes aren't all crammed together..is this possible?

[MattP]

I think that normally I would just work with the Gradient Tool on-document - that way I can zoom in when I need more precision and also the nodes 'mean something' to me because they're affecting the colour directly underneath where I can see them in the tool. We used to allow the panel to be resized, but then it made all the other colour models look ugly :(  There's no reason we can't reconsider though?...