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(Message started by: Sameer on Sep 17^th, 2007, 11:30pm)

Title: Larger Typing Space
Post by Sameer on Sep 17^th, 2007, 11:30pm

I noticed in some post there was script out there (like the one by SMQ for math symbols) to widen or enlarge the typing space. Is it located somewhere that I can install? Thanks!!

Title: Re: Larger Typing Space
Post by Eigenray on Sep 18^th, 2007, 12:43am

If you have Greasemonkey, you can try [link=http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/10140]textarea_drag_resize[/link], which works pretty well. Otherwise, there's a [link=http://www.themaninblue.com/experiment/FormTextResizer/]bookmarklet[/link] which is similar (you bookmark the javascript link, and then run it on demand).

Title: Re: Larger Typing Space
Post by SMQ on Sep 18^th, 2007, 5:45am

I actually thought of including it in the math symbols script, but didn't get around to it. I'll take another look at adding it.

Would people just like the textarea wider, or taller as well?

--SMQ

Title: Re: Larger Typing Space
Post by Grimbal on Sep 18^th, 2007, 6:55am

Yes, but only for Uberpuzzlers. What's the point of being Uberpuzzler if you don't have some privileges? ;)

Just joking.

If you can do that, feel free to double the width.

Title: Re: Larger Typing Space
Post by SMQ on Sep 21^st, 2007, 7:52am

Done. Version 1.2 (http://www.dwarfrune.com/~smq/wu/wu_symbols.user.js) of the script is now available which automatically resizes the input textarea to 40px less than the table width, and lengthens it so that the posting block (from Subject: through the Post/Preview/Reset) takes up 3/4 of the screen height. It will never resize the textarea to be smaller than its default dimensions.

--SMQ

Title: Re: Larger Typing Space
Post by ThudanBlunder on Sep 21^st, 2007, 9:54am

Thanks, SMQ!

Title: Re: Larger Typing Space
Post by Sameer on Sep 21^st, 2007, 10:08am

Excellent!!! I was tempted to use larger fonts to fill up the text box!! :P. Thanks a lot SMQ!!