function textCounter(field, counter, percent, maxlimit) {
    // text width//
    var fieldWidth =  parseInt(field.offsetWidth)-2;
    var charcnt = field.value.length;

    // trim the extra text
    if (charcnt > maxlimit) {
        field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
    } else {
        // progress bar percentage
        var percentage = parseInt(100 - (( maxlimit - charcnt) * 100)/maxlimit) ;
        document.getElementById(counter).style.width =  parseInt((fieldWidth*percentage)/100)+"px";
        document.getElementById(percent).innerHTML="Limit: "+percentage+"%"
        // color correction on style from CCFFF -> CC0000
        setcolor(document.getElementById(counter),percentage,"background-color");
    }
}

function setcolor(obj,percentage,prop) {
    obj.style[prop] = "rgb(80%,"+(100-percentage)+"%,"+(100-percentage)+"%)";
}