Some of you have probably noticed that I’ve added a limit to how long comments can be on this blog (recently updated to 2750 characters, or approximately 435 words).
Getting the counter that “counts down” how many characters are available after someone begins typing a comment required changing the XHTML code in the blog’s comments.php file. That’s the good news. If you’re like me, and everything you know about XHTML could be placed on the head of a pin with a lot of real estate left over (trust me, I am not exaggerating), making the necessary code changes was akin to randomly mixing letters and symbols from your keyboard in the hope of writing the next #1 Best-Seller on The New York Times list.
Somehow, against all odds, I got the blasted thing to work. So now, you who like to ramble on and on (and you know who you are ;-) ) you’ll know exactly where you stand. Or sit. Or whatever – you get the point. Enjoy!
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