--- maxlength.module	2009-06-06 18:53:32.000000000 +0100
+++ maxlengthNew.module	2009-11-09 11:01:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -33,13 +33,23 @@ function maxlength_help($path, $arg) {
 function maxlength_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
   // Editing the content
   if ($form['#id'] == 'node-form') {
-    _maxlength_content_form_alter($form, $form_state, $form_id);
+    $type = $form['type']['#value'];
+    _maxlength_content_form_alter($form, $form_state, $type);
+  }
+  // Editing the comment
+  elseif ($form['#id'] == 'comment-form') {
+    $node = node_load($form['nid']['#value']);
+    $type=$node->type;
+    _maxlength_content_form_alter($form, $form_state, $type);
   }
   // Editing the content type
   elseif ($form_id == 'node_type_form' && isset($form['identity']['type'])) {
     _maxlength_content_type_form_alter($form, $form_state, $form_id);
   }
-
+  // Editing a Comment text field.
+//  elseif ($form_id['#id'] == 'node-type-form' && $form['post']['op'] != 'Save content type') {
+//    _maxlength_content_type_form_alter($form, $form_state, $form_id);
+//  }
   // Editing a CCK text field.
   elseif ($form_id == 'content_field_edit_form' AND isset($form['field']['max_length'])) {
     _maxlength_cck_form_alter($form, $form_state, $form_id);
@@ -53,14 +63,18 @@ function maxlength_form_alter(&$form, &$
   }
 }
 
-function _maxlength_content_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
-  $type = $form['type']['#value'];
+function _maxlength_content_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $type) {
+  if ($form['form_id']['#id'] =='edit-post-node-form') {
   // update the title as needed
   _maxlength_format_element($form['title'], $form['title']['#default_value'], 'title', 'title', $type);
 
   // Update the body as needed
   _maxlength_format_element($form['body_field']['body'], $form['body_field']['body']['#default_value'], 'body', 'body', $type);
-
+  }
+  elseif ($form['form_id']['#id'] =='edit-comment-form') {
+  // Update the comment as needed
+  _maxlength_format_element($form['comment_filter']['comment'], $form['comment_filter']['comment']['#default_value'], 'comment', 'comment', $type);
+  }
 
   if (module_exists('content')) {
     // Get a list of all the CCK fields for this content type 
@@ -79,22 +93,23 @@ function _maxlength_content_form_alter(&
 
 function _maxlength_content_type_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
   $type = $form['#node_type']->type;
-  $labels = array('-3' => 'title', '-1 ' => 'body');
+  $labels = array('-3' => 'title', '-1' => 'body', '0' => 'comment');
 
   foreach ($labels as $weight => $label) {
-
+		$parent_form = ($label == 'comment') ? 'comment' : 'submission';
+		
     // bit of a hack to allow us to position the input fields correctly
-    $form['submission'][$label .'_label']['#weight'] = $weight - 1;
+    $form[$parent_form][$label .'_label']['#weight'] = $weight - 1;
 
-    $form['submission'][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label] = array(
+    $form[$parent_form][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label] = array(
       '#type' => 'fieldset',
       '#weight' => $weight,
-      '#title' => t('Limit !type length', array('!type ' => $label)),
+      '#title' => t('Limit !type  length', array('!type ' => $label)),
       '#collapsible' => TRUE,
       '#collapsed' => strlen(variable_get($type .'_'. $label, '')) == 0,
     );
 
-    $form['submission'][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label] = array(
+    $form[$parent_form][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => t('!label max length', array('!label' => ucwords($label))),
       '#field_suffix' => t('characters'),
@@ -104,13 +119,13 @@ function _maxlength_content_type_form_al
       '#description' => t('Maximum number of characters allowed for the !type field of this content type. Leave blank for an unlimited size.', array('!type' => $label)) .'<br/>'.
       '<b>'. t('Please remember, it counts all characters, including HTML, so may not work as expected with rich text editors e.g. FCKeditor / tinyMCE.') .'</b>',
         );
-    $form['submission'][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label .'_js'] = array(
+    $form[$parent_form][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label .'_js'] = array(
       '#type' => 'checkbox',
       '#title' => t('Enable remaining characters countdown for the !label', array('!label' => ucwords($label))),
       '#default_value' => variable_get(MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label .'_js_'. $type, '0'),
       '#description' => t('This will enable a Javascript based count down, as well as the client side validation for the !type field of this content type. If no limit set this is ignored.', array('!type' => $label)),
     );
-    $form['submission'][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label .'_text'] = array(
+    $form[$parent_form][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label][MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label .'_text'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textarea',
       '#title' => t('!label count down message', array('!label' => ucwords($label))),
       '#default_value' => variable_get(MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $label .'_text_'. $type, 'Content limited to !limit characters, remaining: <strong>!remaining</strong>'),
@@ -173,6 +188,7 @@ function _maxlength_cck_form_submit($for
  *   Can we use a theme function to let alter the placement of the maxlength text.
  */
 function _maxlength_format_element(&$element, $value = '', $field, $id, $type = '') {
+
   $values = _maxlength_get_values($field, $type);
 
   if ($values !== FALSE AND isset($values['limit']) AND $values['limit'] AND $values['use_js']) {
@@ -215,7 +231,7 @@ function _maxlength_get_values($field = 
     $values['limit'] = variable_get(MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $field, FALSE);
     $values['use_js'] = variable_get(MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $field .'_js', FALSE);
     $values['text'] = variable_get(MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $field .'_text', FALSE);
-  } //body and title
+  } //body and title and comment
   elseif ($type != '') {
     $values['limit'] = variable_get(MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $field .'_'. $type, FALSE);
     $values['use_js'] = variable_get(MAXLENGTH_NODE_TYPE . $field .'_js_'. $type, FALSE);
@@ -282,3 +298,4 @@ function maxlength_node_type($op, $info)
   }
 }
 
+