HTML:
<textarea id="countMe" cols="30" rows="5"></textarea><div >Lines used: <span id="linesUsed">0</span><div>
js:
$(document).ready(function(){ var lines = 10; var linesUsed = $('#linesUsed'); $('#countMe').keydown(function(e) { newlines = $(this).val().split("n").length; linesUsed.text(newlines); if(e.keyCode == 13 && newlines >= lines) { linesUsed.css('color', 'red'); return false; } else { linesUsed.css('color', ''); } });});


