/* Limit Comment Length */
jQuery(function($) {
// configure
var comment_input = $( '#commentform textarea' );
var submit_button = $( '#commentform .comment-submit' );
var comment_limit_chars = 800;
// stop editing here
// display how many characters are left
$( '
' ).insertAfter( comment_input );
comment_input.bind( 'keyup', function() {
// calculate characters left
var comment_length = $(this).val().length;
var chars_left = comment_limit_chars - comment_length;
// display characters left
$( '.comment_limit_info span' ).html( chars_left );
// hide submit button if too many chars were used
if (submit_button)
//( chars_left < 0 ) ? submit_button.hide() : submit_button.show();
if( chars_left < 0 ) {
submit_button.attr('disabled','disabled');
submit_button.addClass('button_deactivated');
}else{
submit_button.removeAttr('disabled');
submit_button.removeClass('button_deactivated');
}
});
});