Dynamic character count info as text box resizes

Not knowing Javascript, does anyone think this is scriptable?
When clicked inside a text box the info panel tells you how many characters are in view in that text box and how many are overset... it doesn't however display that info if you are resizing a text box by dragging one of the handles... do you think there may be a way of getting it or having onother info panel that displays how many character are inside the text box and how many are overset and it dynamically changes the read out as the user resizes the text box.
Regards, Tim

I don't think Javascript can do stuff "dynamically" -- you'd have to press a button to get the updated values. This sort of things is possible with InDesign, but it'd require writing a full plugin. Writing plugins is not for the meek, the faint-hearted, or the kind of people that enjoy their sanity.
(OTOH I've been wrong a few times: APID, Rorohiko's script extensions -- http://www.rorohiko.com/ -- can perform a few tricks that used to be plugin-only. Check their website to see if there is something that sounds like your request.)

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