/***********************************************
* Textarea Maxlength script- © Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice must stay intact for legal use.
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/
function checklength(obj,warning_div){
	var mlength=obj.getAttribute? parseInt(obj.getAttribute("maxlength")) : ""
	if (obj.getAttribute && obj.value.length>mlength){
		obj.blur();
		obj.value=obj.value.substring(0,mlength);
		document.getElementById(warning_div).innerHTML = "<span style='color:red;font-weight:bold;'>max. "+mlength+"</span>";
	}
	else {
		warning_div.innerHTML = "";
	}
		document.getElementById('counter').innerHTML =  obj.value.length;
}
/*
Example:
	<textarea name="event_desc" rows="7" cols=""  maxlength="1024"  onkeyup="return checklength(this,'contact_max_warning')"/>{$form.event_desc|stripslashes}</textarea>          
	<div >
		<em id="contact_max_warning">max. <strong>1024</strong> </em>
		Characters typed: <em id="counter"></em>
	</div>
*/