Version 1.1 added 1 year ago by scottnath

HOW TO INSTALL: To install this package, copy the following code and paste it into your Pods >> Package Manager under the Import tab and follow instructions there.

{"meta":{"version":"194","build":"1289314801"},"helpers":[{"name":"character_counter","helper_type":"input","phpcode":"<script>\nvar counterFlag<?php echo $css_id; ?> = false;\n\/\/http:\/\/www.jqeasy.com\/jquery-character-counter\/\n\/\/Version: 1.1 - Nov 9, 2010\n(function(a){a.fn.extend({jqEasyCounter:function(b){return this.each(function(){var f=a(this),e=a.extend({maxChars:100,maxCharsWarning:80,msgFontSize:\"12px\",msgFontColor:\"#000000\",msgFontFamily:\"Arial\",msgTextAlign:\"right\",msgWarningColor:\"#F00\",msgAppendMethod:\"insertAfter\"},b);if(e.maxChars<=0){return}var d=a('<div class=\"jqEasyCounterMsg\">&nbsp;<\/div>');var c={\"font-size\":e.msgFontSize,\"font-family\":e.msgFontFamily,color:e.msgFontColor,\"text-align\":e.msgTextAlign,width:f.width(),opacity:0};d.css(c);d[e.msgAppendMethod](f);f.bind(\"keydown keyup keypress\",g).bind(\"focus paste\",function(){setTimeout(g,10)}).bind(\"blur\",function(){d.stop().fadeTo(\"fast\",0);return false});function g(){var i=f.val(),h=i.length;if(h>=e.maxChars){i=i.substring(0,e.maxChars)}if(h>e.maxChars){var j=f.scrollTop();f.val(i.substring(0,e.maxChars));f.scrollTop(j)}if(h>=e.maxCharsWarning){d.css({color:e.msgWarningColor})}else{d.css({color:e.msgFontColor})}d.html(\"Characters: \"+f.val().length+\"\/\"+e.maxChars);d.stop().fadeTo(\"fast\",1)}})}})})(jQuery);\n<\/script>\n\n<textarea id=\"<?php echo $css_id; ?>\" class=\"<?php echo $css_classes; ?>\"><?=$value?><\/textarea>\n\n<script>\njQuery(document).ready(function(){\n\n\nfunction preValidateSaveForm<?php echo $css_id; ?>(){\t\n\tif(!counterFlag<?php echo $css_id; ?>){\n\t\tcounterFlag<?php echo $css_id; ?> = true;\t\n\t\tjQuery('#<?php echo $css_id; ?>').jqEasyCounter({\n\t\t\t'maxChars': <?=$comment?>,\n\t\t\t'maxCharsWarning': parseInt(<?=$comment?>)-5\n\t\t});\n\t}\n}\npreValidateSaveForm<?php echo $css_id; ?>();\njQuery('.<?=$name?>.leftside .comment').html('Maximum <?=$comment?> characters allowed');\n\n})\n\t\t\n\n<\/script>"}]}

Bug fix: IE was showing the character counter twice

The character counter javascript is the jqEasy jQuery Simple Character Counter plugin:
http://www.jqeasy.com/jquery-character-counter/

This helper package inserts a textarea in place of whatever form element is originally there.