Chat's compose window should warn if text is too long

Question

Currently there is no indication if message limit is reached. Instead on posting get told and offered retry/cancel.

The only viable approach is to copy somewhere else, cancel and compose as multiple messages.

Better to have some indication of space available in the compose window.

@balpha: I told you to not have a limit. Why does no one listen to me? — JSONBog, Jul 15 '10 at 18:37
@Lady: I have said that small size limits are not something that you want this chat software to have. Big limits, sure, but not small ones. What you really want is a way to collapse big messages so they don't interrupt the flow of the conversation but you still want to allow them. — JSONBog, Jul 15 '10 at 18:51

Jeff Atwood · Accepted Answer · 2010-07-17 06:55:00Z

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We're thinking a small <div> overlay will appear while you're typing and give you a countdown -- but only when you've typed "too much"

answered Jul 17 '10 at 6:55

Jeff Atwood

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