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[visiblesoul]

This hack will limit the number of characters that can be used in a shoutbox post. In this example the post is limited to 80 characters.

RUN this database query:

ALTER TABLE `mkp_urlobox` CHANGE `message` `message` VARCHAR( 80 ) NOT NULL

FIND in /mkportal/modules/urlobox/index.php

		<textarea cols="10" style="width:75%" rows="12" name="ta"></textarea>

REPLACE WITH:

		  <textarea cols="10" style="width:75%" rows="12" name="ta" onKeyDown="limitText(this.form.ta,this.form.countdown,80);" onKeyUp="limitText(this.form.ta,this.form.countdown,80);"></textarea>
		

		<div style="font-size: 10px;">(Maximum characters: 80)

You have <input readonly type="text" name="countdown" size="3" value="80"> characters left.</div>

FIND in /mkportal/templates/*/mkp.js:

//-->

ADD ABOVE:

// Limit Number of Characters in Textarea
// From http://www.mediacollege.com/internet/javascript/form/limit-characters.html
function limitText(limitField, limitCount, limitNum) {
	if (limitField.value.length > limitNum) {
		limitField.value = limitField.value.substring(0, limitNum);
	} else {
		limitCount.value = limitNum - limitField.value.length;
	}
}