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Add a Character Count to the Hacker News Submit Page
- k2xl 14y agoThis would be very useful. Great suggestion!
- TomGullen 14y agoWhy there isn't even a maxlength property on the textbox baffles me. I know everyone loves HN's simplicity but there are just some things that would really be useful for near zero effort
- stfu 14y agoThis is a truly excellent suggestion. I have at times even used a text editor to check a headline's length and how to make the most of it.
- brechin 14y agoWhy use 'keyup' and not 'onchange'?
- grhino 14y agoThe 'change' event does not fire on every key press. 'change' fires when focus moves from the field and I think when the form is submitted.