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cforms II User Forum Troubleshooting More helpful input feedback for multi-line textboxes?

More helpful input feedback for multi-line textboxes?
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rcwatson

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10:56 pm June 16, 2009
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I used the FAQ to figure out how to have a multiline text field set up to detect for user input of over 140 characters and display an error message after the form is POSTed. It works just as advertised.

However, I cannot see a clear way to display in the error message just how many characters the form field contains.  I'd like to display that so the user knows approximately how many characters to trim off before attempting to post again.  Even better would be the ability to display the total character count in real time somewhere next to the form as they edit both before and after they submit.  Less guess work for the user and fewer attempts at submitting the form.

Any advice?

Thanks.
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Oliver

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7:04 pm June 17, 2009
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you can only make this work via jQuery and tracked key events etc.

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