$(document).ready( function() {		
	$('#edit-message').get(0).onkeydown = function(event){
		event = event ? event : window.event;		
		if (!isTypedCharacter(event))
			return true;
		else
			return textCounter(this.form.message, 254);
	};
	$('#edit-message').get(0).onkeyUp = function(event){
		event = event ? event : window.event;
		if (!isTypedCharacter(event))
			return true;
		else
			return textCounter(this.form.message, 254);
	};
});

function textCounter(field, maxlimit) {	
	if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!
		return false;		
	return true;
}

function isTypedCharacter(event) {
	var VK_code = event.keyCode;
	if (VK_code<48){
		if (VK_code==9 || VK_code==13 || VK_code==14 || VK_code==32)
			     return true;
		return false
	}
	if (VK_code<96){
		return true;
	}
	if (VK_code<106){
		return true;
/*		alert("cahrCode is "+event.charCode);
		alert("keyCode is "+event.keyCode);
		if (event.charCode)
			return true;
		else
			return false;*/			
	}
	if (VK_code<112){		
		return true;
	}
	if (VK_code<145)
		return false;
	return true;
}