Brion Vibber wrote:
>> Of course, the same feature could and should be deployed for other
>> length-limited summary fields, such as move summaries.  (And BTW, why
>> the heck is the UI element for those a textarea, anyway?)
> 
> Because the original single-line input field was frequently confused 
> with the target field by impatient typers, leading to unexpected results.

...ouch.  I see.  :)

-- 
Ilmari Karonen

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