diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6b243faa5e..ae2b1df8f9 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ phpMyAdmin - Changelog
 $Id$ 
 $Source$
 
+2001-05-21  Marc Delisle  <lem9@users.sourceforge.net>
+        * add a message $strTextAreaLength to tell users when a textarea
+          contents is too large to be editable ( > 32K)
+
 2001-05-20  Loïc Chapeaux  <lolo@phpheaven.net>
 	* replaced all require("somefile.php3") and include("somefile.php3")
 	  instructions by require("./somefile.php3") and include("./somefile.php3")
diff --git a/lang/brazilian_portuguese.inc.php3 b/lang/brazilian_portuguese.inc.php3
index 2022602523..a52b4e6af3 100644
--- a/lang/brazilian_portuguese.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/brazilian_portuguese.inc.php3
@@ -142,4 +142,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/bulgarian-win1251.inc.php3 b/lang/bulgarian-win1251.inc.php3
index 8505f2d522..327a4a918d 100644
--- a/lang/bulgarian-win1251.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/bulgarian-win1251.inc.php3
@@ -141,4 +141,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/catala.inc.php3 b/lang/catala.inc.php3
index 1c9b5b905e..8caa796397 100644
--- a/lang/catala.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/catala.inc.php3
@@ -121,4 +121,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/chinese_big5.inc.php3 b/lang/chinese_big5.inc.php3
index c53bde8bb7..57f1097f4d 100644
--- a/lang/chinese_big5.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/chinese_big5.inc.php3
@@ -126,4 +126,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/chinese_gb.inc.php3 b/lang/chinese_gb.inc.php3
index 5bd0f5a6a6..f9eee09c19 100644
--- a/lang/chinese_gb.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/chinese_gb.inc.php3
@@ -126,4 +126,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/czech-win1250.inc.php3 b/lang/czech-win1250.inc.php3
index 1c82f61332..298787ca3d 100644
--- a/lang/czech-win1250.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/czech-win1250.inc.php3
@@ -139,4 +139,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/danish.inc.php3 b/lang/danish.inc.php3
index 25d0e8b315..dfc56fb74e 100644
--- a/lang/danish.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/danish.inc.php3
@@ -142,4 +142,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable       = "Optimer tabel";
 $strTableType           = "Tabel type";
 $strHomepageOfficial    = "Officiel phpMyAdmin hjemmeside ";
 $strHomepageSourceforge = "Ny (men ikke endnu officiel) phpMyAdmin hjemmeside ";
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/dutch.inc.php3 b/lang/dutch.inc.php3
index 0f3c3bf617..ec25216663 100644
--- a/lang/dutch.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/dutch.inc.php3
@@ -129,4 +129,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/english.inc.php3 b/lang/english.inc.php3
index 5efd629c2e..426478adf7 100644
--- a/lang/english.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/english.inc.php3
@@ -154,4 +154,5 @@ $strBookmarkQuery	= "Bookmarked SQL-query";
 $strBookmarkThis	= "Bookmark this SQL-query";
 $strBookmarkLabel	= "Label";
 $strBookmarkView	= "View only";
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/french.inc.php3 b/lang/french.inc.php3
index b9541fc891..ace95ca717 100644
--- a/lang/french.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/french.inc.php3
@@ -172,4 +172,5 @@ $strBookmarkQuery	= "Requ
 $strBookmarkThis	= "Bookmarker cette requête";
 $strBookmarkLabel	= "Intitulé";
 $strBookmarkView	= "Voir uniquement";
+$strTextAreaLength="Il est possible que ce champ<br>ne soit pas éditable<br>en raison de sa longueur";
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/german.inc.php3 b/lang/german.inc.php3
index 9143e5edf5..e2daf4c178 100644
--- a/lang/german.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/german.inc.php3
@@ -136,4 +136,5 @@ $strBookmarkQuery	= "Bookmarked SQL-query";	// To translate
 $strBookmarkThis	= "Bookmark this SQL-query";	// To translate
 $strBookmarkLabel	= "Label";	// To translate
 $strBookmarkView	= "View only";	// To translate
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
+?>
diff --git a/lang/italian.inc.php3 b/lang/italian.inc.php3
index 7bf0666203..44af536ee3 100644
--- a/lang/italian.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/italian.inc.php3
@@ -140,4 +140,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/norwegian.inc.php3 b/lang/norwegian.inc.php3
index ec38b83679..82751bec2f 100644
--- a/lang/norwegian.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/norwegian.inc.php3
@@ -121,4 +121,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/polish.inc.php3 b/lang/polish.inc.php3
index 5789c8abf1..52b1de3b9e 100644
--- a/lang/polish.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/polish.inc.php3
@@ -131,4 +131,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/portuguese.inc.php3 b/lang/portuguese.inc.php3
index 34070331e0..41b9551940 100644
--- a/lang/portuguese.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/portuguese.inc.php3
@@ -128,4 +128,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/russian-koi8.inc.php3 b/lang/russian-koi8.inc.php3
index 238a5ec2a5..a811e82258 100644
--- a/lang/russian-koi8.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/russian-koi8.inc.php3
@@ -138,4 +138,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/russian-win1251.inc.php3 b/lang/russian-win1251.inc.php3
index 1c9c322b44..28d59d1d4e 100644
--- a/lang/russian-win1251.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/russian-win1251.inc.php3
@@ -138,4 +138,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/spanish.inc.php3 b/lang/spanish.inc.php3
index a22f41cdcd..b6b92eef0f 100644
--- a/lang/spanish.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/spanish.inc.php3
@@ -140,4 +140,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/swedish.inc.php3 b/lang/swedish.inc.php3
index 9d086f7cd9..f23a0903e7 100644
--- a/lang/swedish.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/swedish.inc.php3
@@ -152,4 +152,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/lang/thai.inc.php3 b/lang/thai.inc.php3
index 8db5ce1a6a..0cacd75481 100644
--- a/lang/thai.inc.php3
+++ b/lang/thai.inc.php3
@@ -152,4 +152,5 @@ $strOptimizeTable	= "Optimize table"; //to translate
 $strTableType	= "Table type"; //to translate
 $strHomepageOfficial=" Official phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
 $strHomepageSourceforge=" new (but still unofficial) phpMyAdmin Homepage ";  //to translate
+$strTextAreaLength=" Because of its length,<br> this field might not be editable ";  //to translate
 ?>
diff --git a/tbl_change.php3 b/tbl_change.php3
index 3049eb0c8a..a63205e0d3 100755
--- a/tbl_change.php3
+++ b/tbl_change.php3
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ for($i=0;$i<mysql_num_rows($table_def);$i++)
     if(strstr($row_table_def["Type"], "text"))
     {
         echo "<td><textarea name=fields[$field] style=\"width:$cfgMaxInputsize;\" rows=5>$special_chars</textarea></td>\n";
+	if (strlen($special_chars) > 32000)
+                echo "<td>$strTextAreaLength</td>";
     }
     elseif(strstr($row_table_def["Type"], "enum"))
     {