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<!--

function textCounter(field,counter,maxlimit,linecounter) {

	// text width//

	var fieldWidth =  parseInt(field.style.width);

	var charcnt = field.value.length;        

	// trim the extra text

	if (charcnt > maxlimit) { 

		field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);

	}

	else { 

	// progress bar percentage

	var percentage = parseInt(100 - (( maxlimit - charcnt) * 100)/maxlimit) ;

	document.getElementById(counter).style.width =  parseInt((fieldWidth*percentage)/100)+"px";

	// color correction on style from CCFFF -> CC0000

	setcolor(document.getElementById(counter),percentage,"background-color");

	}

	

}

function setcolor(obj,percentage,prop){

	obj.style[prop] = "rgb(80%,"+(100-percentage)+"%,"+(100-percentage)+"%)";

}


// //-->

//]]>