Steps to Reproduce: 1) import a gadget with a long description (for example, http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/112581010116074801021/hamster.xml) 2) add the gadget to a category 3) add the gadget wrapped portlet to a page 4) click on edit portlet then click 'save and close' 5) error message appears project_key: JBEPP If you import a remote gadget, that gadget's description can be longer than the maximum. But you will not be able to edit a gadget wrapper portlet which contains this gadget since an error message will appear on save: "The length of the text in field "Description :" must be between "0" and "255" characters."
Link: Added: This issue depends GTNPORTAL-2282
Release Notes Docs Status: Added: Documented as Known Issue Release Notes Text: Added: An imported remote gadget title can currently contain more than 255 characters. If you try to edit a gadget with more than 255 characters in the title, an error message will appear on save: "The length of the text in field "Description :" must be between "0" and "255" characters."
Labels: Added: EPP_5_2_1_Candidate
Issue has been fixed, gadgets and portlets no longer have a restriction on the length of a description
Release Notes Docs Status: Removed: Documented as Known Issue Added: Not Yet Documented
Labels: Removed: EPP_5_2_1_Candidate
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: It was discovered that an imported remote gadget title could contain more than 255 characters. If a user tried to edit a gadget with more than 255 characters in the title, an error message will appear on save: "The length of the text in field "Description :" must be between "0" and "255" characters.". The fix allows gadgets to have an unrestricted title length, which fixes the originally reported issue.
Updated the technical notes section since its the description length which has changted, not the title.
Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. Diffed Contents: @@ -1 +1 @@ -It was discovered that an imported remote gadget title could contain more than 255 characters. If a user tried to edit a gadget with more than 255 characters in the title, an error message will appear on save: "The length of the text in field "Description :" must be between "0" and "255" characters.". The fix allows gadgets to have an unrestricted title length, which fixes the originally reported issue.+It was discovered that an imported remote gadget description could contain more than 255 characters. If a user tried to edit a gadget with more than 255 characters in the description, an error message will appear on save: "The length of the text in field "Description :" must be between "0" and "255" characters.". The fix allows gadgets to have an unrestricted description length, which fixes the originally reported issue.
Technical note updated. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. Diffed Contents: @@ -1 +1 @@ -It was discovered that an imported remote gadget description could contain more than 255 characters. If a user tried to edit a gadget with more than 255 characters in the description, an error message will appear on save: "The length of the text in field "Description :" must be between "0" and "255" characters.". The fix allows gadgets to have an unrestricted description length, which fixes the originally reported issue.+It was discovered that an imported remote gadget description could contain more than 255 characters. If a user tried to edit a gadget with more than 255 characters in the description, an error message displayed: <literal>"The length of the text in field "Description :" must be between "0" and "255" characters."</literal>. The fix allows gadgets to have an unrestricted description length, which fixes the originally reported issue.