Index: maxlength.js
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/maxlength/maxlength.js,v
retrieving revision 1.1.6.6
diff -u -p -r1.1.6.6 maxlength.js
--- maxlength.js	29 Sep 2008 00:14:48 -0000	1.1.6.6
+++ maxlength.js	9 Jul 2010 18:39:38 -0000
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 /* $Id: maxlength.js,v 1.1.6.6 2008/09/29 00:14:48 acm Exp $ */
 
+
 Drupal.maxLength_limit = function (field) {
   var limit = field.attr("limit");
 
   // calculate the remaining count of chars
   var remainingCnt = limit - field.val().length;
+  var color = $(".maxlength-counter").css('color');//'#659801';
+  var message = '';
 
   // if there is not remaining char, we clear additional content
   if (remainingCnt < 0) {
-    field.val(field.val().substr(0, limit));
-    remainingCnt = 0;
+    color = 'red';
+    message = '<div class="maxlength-message">You have exceeded the maximum characters for this field!</div>';
   }
 
+  var text = remainingCnt.toString() + message;
   // update the remaing chars text
-  $('#maxlength-'+field.attr('id').substr(5) + ' span.maxlength-counter-remaining').html(remainingCnt.toString());
+  $('#maxlength-'+field.attr('id').substr(5) + ' span.maxlength-counter-remaining').html(text).css('color', color);;
 }
 
 Drupal.maxLength_change = function () {
@@ -21,19 +25,19 @@ Drupal.maxLength_change = function () {
   Drupal.maxLength_limit($(this), $(this).attr("limit"));
 }
 
-if (Drupal.jsEnabled) {
-  $(document).ready(function(){
-    // get all the settings, and save the limits in the fields
-    for (var id in Drupal.settings.maxlength) {
-      var limit = Drupal.settings.maxlength[id];
-      var element = $("#"+ id);
-      element.attr("limit", limit);
-      // update the count at the page load
-      Drupal.maxLength_limit(element);
-
-      element.load(Drupal.maxLength_change);
-      element.keyup(Drupal.maxLength_change);
-      element.change(Drupal.maxLength_change);
-    }
-  });
+
+Drupal.behaviors.maxLength = function(context) {
+  // get all the settings, and save the limits in the fields
+  for (var id in Drupal.settings.maxlength) {
+    var limit = Drupal.settings.maxlength[id];
+    var element = $("#"+ id);
+    element.attr("limit", limit);
+    // update the count at the page load
+    Drupal.maxLength_limit(element);
+
+    element.load(Drupal.maxLength_change);
+    element.keyup(Drupal.maxLength_change);
+    element.change(Drupal.maxLength_change);
+  }
 }
+