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The code below will show the remaining character count. I'm trying to figure out how to disable the submit button if the user exceeds the 140 character count and re-enable once they're in the "safezone" again...

I thought I could just add: $("#edit-message-send").css({disabled: true}); in the event of an error, and then $("#edit-message-send").css({disabled: false}); if they correct it, but it's not working in either situation...

$(function() {
        if($("input[name='method[txt]']")) {
                $("input[name='method[txt]']").click(function() {

                if(this.checked) {
                        $('span#charCount').show();
                        var initialCharCount = $('textarea#edit-message-body').val().length;
                        if(initialCharCount > 140) {
                                $('span#charCount').html('<strong><font color="red">You may only have up to 140 characters for SMS messages.</font></strong>');
                        } else {
                                $('span#charCount').html(initialCharCount + ' of 140 characters used');
                        }
                        $('textarea#edit-message-body').keyup(function() {
                                var charLength = $(this).val().length;
                                $('span#charCount').html(charLength + ' of 140 characters used');
                                if(charLength > 140)
                                        $('span#charCount').html('<strong><font color="red">You may only have up to 140 characters for SMS messages.</font></strong>');
                                     
                                });
                } else {
                        $('span#charCount').hide();
                }

                });
               

        }
});