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Can't get textarea character counter to work with other javascripts!


daniish

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Hello,

I am writing a form but am having difficulty getting two javascripts to run together. I can get both of them working on their own but not together (I'm using the latest Firefox browser)! The javascripts are:

A wysiwyg text editor
A textarea character counter

You can see my form here:
[url=http://globexposure.net/openwysiwyg/add_blog_form4.html]http://globexposure.net/openwysiwyg/add_blog_form4.html[/url]

I tried a second method also (it also doesn't work) which you can see here:
[url=http://globexposure.net/openwysiwyg/add_blog_form2.html]http://globexposure.net/openwysiwyg/add_blog_form2.html[/url]

Can anyone tell me why the textarea character counter does not work?


Many thanks

p.s. I posted on a different forum and only got 1 post which said the counter worked but not the WYSIWYG editor (on Safari browser).
I think it is easiest if i just give you the whole script. May i draw your attention to the 'Label Description:' which is where i am attempting to get both the WYSIWYG editor and character counter to work.


[code]
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> Add Blog </TITLE>

< script type="text/javascript" >

/***********************************************
* Drop Down Date select script- by JavaScriptKit.com
* This notice MUST stay intact for use
* Visit JavaScript Kit at http://www.javascriptkit.com/ for this script and more
***********************************************/

var monthtext=['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sept','Oct','Nov','Dec'];

function populatedropdown(dayfield, monthfield, yearfield){
var today=new Date()
var dayfield=document.getElementById(dayfield)
var monthfield=document.getElementById(monthfield)
var yearfield=document.getElementById(yearfield)
for (var i=0; i<31; i++)
dayfield.options[i]=new Option(i+1, i+1)
dayfield.options[today.getDate()]=new Option(today.getDate(), today.getDate(), true, true) //select today's day
for (var m=0; m<12; m++)
monthfield.options[m]=new Option(monthtext[m], monthtext[m])
monthfield.options[today.getMonth()]=new Option(monthtext[today.getMonth()], monthtext[today.getMonth()], true, true) //select today's month
var thisyear=today.getFullYear()
for (var y=0; y<20; y++){
yearfield.options[y]=new Option(thisyear, thisyear)
thisyear+=1
}
yearfield.options[0]=new Option(today.getFullYear(), today.getFullYear(), true, true) //select today's year
}
</ script >
< SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" >

<!-- Begin
  var submitcount=0;
  function checkSubmit() {

      if (submitcount == 0)
      {
      submitcount++;
      document.add_blog.submit();
      }
  }


function textCounter(field, countfield, maxlimit) {
  if (field.value.length > maxlimit)
      {field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);}
      else
      {countfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;}
  }
//  End -->
</ script >
</HEAD>

< script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="wysiwyg.js" ></ script >

<BODY>

So you've just visited some place new and exciting...well blog those experiences right here. <br>
The 'Travel Blog' & 'Associated Link' are not mandatory.<br><br>

< script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="wysiwyg.js" ></ script >

<form name=add_blog action="insert.php" method="post">

Title: <br><input type="text" size="79" id="title" method="post" name="title"></input> <br><br>

Date: <br>
<select id="daydropdown"></select>

<select id="monthdropdown"></select>
<select id="yeardropdown"></select> <br><br>

Label Description: <br><textarea rows="5" cols="100" id="description" name="description" onKeyDown="textCounter(this.form.description,this.form.remLentext,255);" onKeyUp="textCounter(this.form.description,this.form.remLentext,255);"></textarea>
< script language="JavaScript1.2">generate_wysiwyg('description');</ script >
<br>Characters remaining: <input type=box readonly name=remLentext size=3 value=255 />
<br><br>

Travel Blog: <br><textarea rows="25" cols="100" id="blog" name="blog"></textarea>
< script language="JavaScript1.2" >generate_wysiwyg('blog');</ script >

<br><br>

Latitude: <br><input type="text" size="7" id="lat" name="lat"></input> <br><br>

Longitude: <br><input type="text" size="7" id="lon" name="lon"></input> <br><br>

Associated Link: <br><textarea rows="10" cols="100" id="link" name="link"></textarea>
< script language="JavaScript1.2" >generate_wysiwyg('link');</ script >
<br><br>

Marker: <br><input type="text" size="10" id="marker" name="marker"></input> <br><br>


<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="Submit" onclick='' name="submit" />
</form>

< script type="text/javascript" >
//populatedropdown(id_of_day_select, id_of_month_select, id_of_year_select)
window.onload=function(){
populatedropdown("daydropdown", "monthdropdown", "yeardropdown")
}
</ script >

</BODY>
</HTML>
[/code]


Many thanks - i hope you can see a solution!

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