Plain Text Element Validation Dialog

When contributors work in the Contributor application, they are generally free to add whatever text they like (even with the formatting limitations of a plain text element). As a designer, however, your goal may be to enforce consistency, especially if you must keep content to a minimum on a particular page. You can enforce such standards using element validation (available in the Plain Text Element dialog).

Element	Description
Use default validation	Uses the default validation options provided by Site Studio. Choose from the following: min: Enforces a minimum amount of text (in characters). max: Enforces a maximum amount of text (in characters). Disallowed characters: Prevents contributors from using the characters that you specify here. Allow multiple lines: When checked, contributors can add lines of text (by pressing ENTER on their keyboard).
Use external validation	Uses an external validation script that you provide. Settings: Opens the Advanced Element Validation dialog (see Advanced Element Validation Dialog), where you can enter the values from your script.
OK	Saves your settings and closes the Plain Text Element Validation dialog.
Cancel	Cancels your settings and closes the Plain Text Element Validation dialog.
Help	Opens the online help for this specific dialog.

The default validation options in this dialog are derived from a script, ss_default_validation_script.js, that is provided by Site Studio.