I was doing some digging and wanted to put a limit on the number of
characters that can be entered into all the different text boxes in the
journal. Especially true for the Status Updates. Most of which can be
found in the JournalTools.ascx file.
I came across a simple way
to achieve this by using jquery and adding the maxlength attribute to
the textarea box. Please note, if a user copies and pastes their info
into a textarea, this script won't work and gets bipassed, but does work
on key strokes.
I also found that it will also work off the
maxlength attribute found in input fields, so it can be used globally on
your site if needed. See attached text document for the information.
