Description field is too short.

The "one-line description of the content type" is too short.

This wouldn't be a problem if the default node types "story, image, page" stretch to more than one line. In fact the 'story' description goes well over the 128 character limit imposed by the flexinode form.

Since our descriptions are to be listed alongside the default node type descriptions (node/add), not only should we be able to describe our content types at similar length, but basic usability demands it, which is why I consider this to be a usability bug.

Think about it, the purpose of these descriptions is to help the user choose the appropriate node type from an array of competing node(content) types. This means that all descriptions should use the same sentence structure, phrasing, parts of speech, etc. Therefore my descriptions should be able to compete character for character with those of the longest default node type. This concept is not new to drupal discussion.

Since at the moment, the story node description is the longest of the default note types (weighing in at 219 characters), I am proposing that the description text field, if not extended into a 2-3 line text area, at least have its character limit increased to 219(or longer).