Word counter

[darkangel]

Can you add a word counter? It makes it easier to post when you see how many words you have.

[Daphne Greengrass]

Well I was bored, so I found the code for you, just in case. It goes in to your Global Footer =]

<script type='text/javascript'>
<!--
/* Posting/PM Word Count - created by Eton Bones */

//set to minimum word count needed in order to make a post
//or set to 0 to disable word count enforcement.
var wordCountLimit=0;

if(document.postForm && document.postForm.message){
var __submitBtn,__wc,__msg
__msg=document.postForm.message;
__submitBtn=document.getElementsByTagName('input');
for(var count=0;count<__submitBtn.length;count++){
if(__submitBtn[count].accessKey && __submitBtn[count].accessKey=='s'){__submitBtn=__submitBtn[count];break;}
}
if(typeof(__submitBtn.length)=="undefined"){
__btnText=__submitBtn.value;
__wc=document.createElement('div'); __wc.id="wordcount";
__wc.appendChild(document.createTextNode('Word Count: '));
__wc.appendChild(document.createElement('span'));
__submitBtn.parentNode.appendChild(__wc);
count=__msg.value.match(/\b\w+\b/g);
count=(count)?count.length:0;
__wc.lastChild.innerHTML=count;
if(count<wordCountLimit){__submitBtn.disabled=true;}
if(document.addEventListener){
__msg.addEventListener("keyup",wordUp,false);
__msg.addEventListener("input",wordUp,false);
__msg.addEventListener("change",wordUp,false);
}else if(document.attachEvent){
__msg.attachEvent("onpropertychange",wordUp);
}else{
__msg.onkeyup=wordUp;
__msg.onmouseup=wordUp;
__msg.onchange=wordUp;
}
}
}

function wordUp(event){
if(this.document){var thiss=event.srcElement;}else{var thiss=this;}
var count=thiss.value.match(/\b\w+\b/g); count=(count)?count.length:0;
if(count>=wordCountLimit && wordCountLimit >0 && __submitBtn.disabled){
__submitBtn.disabled=false;
}
__wc.lastChild.innerHTML=count;

}

//-->
</script>


[Hermione Granger]

If you use word it's also a lot easier. There's a word count there, automatic spell check and after a while you know where to aim to get say 400 words or something.

[Daphne Greengrass]

I personally don't have Word - if I want to know how many words something is I have to count it by hand =/

[Hermione Granger]

Really?? I thought all computers these days have wordcount. Well on here if you press reply and if you fill the whole box once it's 150 words generally. So if you fill it say three times you have aroung 450 words.

[Bellatrix Lestrange]

Hey if you go online to good and search for

"Online word counter."

they'll be websites where all you have to do is copy and paste everything that you've written and it'll count the words in like seconds ^_^.

I use it for drama essays *shifty*

[Daphne Greengrass]

Really? Ooooh, I'll have to look that in to that - thank you =]

[Bellatrix Lestrange]

No problem ^_^

=)

[Ofelia Cruz]

There you go, I added the code for you guys.