- // Make sure edit summary does not exceed byte limit
- // TODO: Replace with this when $wgOOUIEditPage is removed:
- // OO.ui.infuse( 'wpSummary' ).$input.byteLimit( 255 );
- $( 'input#wpSummary, #wpSummary > input' ).byteLimit( 255 );
+ // Show a byte-counter to users with how many bytes are left for their edit summary.
+ // TODO: This looks a bit weird, as there is no unit in the UI, just numbers; showing
+ // 'bytes' confused users in testing, and showing 'chars' would be a lie. See T42035.
+ mw.widgets.visibleByteLimit( wpSummary, summaryByteLimit );