Firefox character count extension Aug14 '07

One thing I love about Twitter is it's mobile notifications. I get updates through instant-message, as well as SMS. Rather than constantly refreshing the web page, or following the delayed notifications via RSS, I get instant updates as soon as they happen.

I can also post via instant-message or SMS. Since I have instant-message running all day, it's much easier to send a quick message to Twitter's IM robot, and my update immediately appears on the web.

However, one thing missing when posting via IM is the character count visibility, which is present on Twitter's page:

Screenshot of Twitter.com

Since I'm using an IM client, I need a plug-in that shows the character count. Luckily, this is easy when running Meebo in Firefox, and installing the Firefox Text Area Word Counter, by Gina Trapani.

After installation, checking the character count is a simple right-click:

Screenshot of Firefox context menu

Screenshot of Firefox alert dialog

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