I’ve made simple extension, which allow vertically resize textareas in Publish area using 2 small icons right the textarea field.

CM Textarea Resizer extension

Installation:

1. Download the file “cm_textarea_resizer_extension.zip”;
2. Upload the file named “ext.cm_textarea_resizer.php” to the /system/extensions/ folder;
3. Upload the file named “lang.cm_textarea_resizer.php” to the /system/language/english/ folder;
4. Go into the Extensions Manager, enable the extension and check the Settings;
5. Go to Publish area and put your cursor to textarea. Check the two icons right to field and resize it as you wish.
6. Enjoy the new EE feature.

There are any limitations. This extension do not working with WYSIWYG editors e.g. TinyMCE.

Download
caleydon.com/expressionengine/textarea-resizer/

History

Version 1.2.0 - 31/08/2008
- Fixed: typing error in lag. file
- Added: Czech language file.

Version 1.1.0 - 14/06/2008
- Changing extension name (Textarea Resizer --> CM Textarea Resizer);
- Added ability check if we’re not the only one using this hook (Thanks to peschehimself for fix);
- Some code improvements.

Version 1.0.0 - 09/09/2006
- Initial release.

I’m just confused - why would you use this over just changing the normal of rows that are displayed, which resizes the textarea?

Added to the wiki: Extensions page and moving to the Extensions forum.

It’s really comfortable, because You can change the size while You’re editing the content, etc.

Thanks Gabriel!

Aha ok, very cool.  Thanks =)

Very nice indeed!

You might want to add a screenshot or description so people know what to look for…
It took me about 10 minutes to see those icons appear when I clicked inside a textarea

Thanks

screenshot attached.

Cocoaholic - 09 September 2006 03:18 PM

Very nice indeed!

You might want to add a screenshot or description so people know what to look for…
It took me about 10 minutes to see those icons appear when I clicked inside a textarea

Thanks

I’d really like to include this functionality in the PublishImprove extension.  What say you?

TTFN
Travis

THat’s freakin awesome!

To get this functionality as part of PublishImprove, see this thread.

Really neat extension cheers!

Thinking about it that would be a great extension if it was applied to the Templates section edit textarea?

vinnyio - 30 June 2007 03:12 PM

Thinking about it that would be a great extension if it was applied to the Templates section edit textarea?

Good idea. I will try implement this to the next version. Thanks

Have just reinstalled this on 1.6.1 20071114, and it works fine!

Now if only you can add this to the template editing window…

Just get Safari!!

Re-sizeable text areas as much as you can shake a stick at!!

N.B. This is not meant to take away from the excellent extension posted at the top of the thread, just to let people know if they didn’t already about the Safari option.

Hope that helps.

Best wishes,

Mark

Mark Bowen - 23 January 2008 03:42 AM

Just get Safari!!

Re-sizeable text areas as much as you can shake a stick at!!


N.B. This is not meant to take away from the excellent extension posted at the top of the thread, just to let people know if they didn’t already about the Safari option.

Hope that helps.

Best wishes,

Mark

I would love to use Safari but I use Tabinta for Firefox which allows me to use the tab key to indent.

stinhambo - 23 January 2008 03:46 AM

I would love to use Safari but I use Tabinta for Firefox which allows me to use the tab key to indent.

I will not be beaten!!

You could always use the Publish Page Improvements extension to allow you to do that!

Hope that helps.

Best wishes,

Mark

Mark Bowen - 23 January 2008 04:08 AM

stinhambo - 23 January 2008 03:46 AM

I would love to use Safari but I use Tabinta for Firefox which allows me to use the tab key to indent.

I will not be beaten!!

You could always use the Publish Page Improvements extension to allow you to do that!

Hope that helps.

Best wishes,

Mark

I tried that… It didn’t work for me… I just get a white entry edit page :(