I have a simple question which hopefully has a simple solution:

Is there any way to allow more characters in the optional "description" field in the ImageField module? Most of the images on the site on which I am working are scientific and require quite robust explanations; most of the time they are a few sentences in length. Thank you for any help in advance.

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quicksketch
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You can set two variables to change the type and length of the description field.

In settings.php, add the following lines at the bottom:

$conf['filefield_description_type'] = 'textarea';
$conf['filefield_description_length'] = NULL

You could also use variable_set() to accomplish the same thing.

See #407410: Option to have longer description, which added this functionality.

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quicksketch
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Category: feature » support
Status: Active » Fixed

Marking fixed since this was open for so long. It will close automatically in 2 weeks.

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Geijutsuka commented

Thank you!

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.