Edits can have 255 chars in the description now.

Docs/Changelog_sm5.txt

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ StepMania 5.0 Preview 2 | 20110???
   your area, enter the menu, and choose "Designate as Music Preview". No more
   math calculations needed! [Wolfman2000]
 * [SongUtil] Added GetPlayableSteps(Song) Lua binding. [AJ]
+* [Steps] Allow 255 characters for all chart descriptions, including edits.
+  We are no longer bound by In The Groove I think. [Wolfman2000]
 
 2011/06/10
 ----------

src/ScreenEdit.cpp

@@ -3880,7 +3880,7 @@ void ScreenEdit::HandleStepsInformationChoice( StepsInformationChoice c, const v
 			SM_None, 
 			ENTER_NEW_DESCRIPTION, 
 			m_pSteps->GetDescription(), 
-			(dc == Difficulty_Edit) ? MAX_EDIT_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH : 255,
+			MAX_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH,
 			SongUtil::ValidateCurrentStepsDescription,
 			ChangeDescription, 
 			NULL 

src/ScreenEditMenu.cpp

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void ScreenEditMenu::MenuStart( const InputEventPlus &input )
 					SM_BackFromEditDescription,
 					ENTER_EDIT_DESCRIPTION,
 					GAMESTATE->m_pCurSteps[0]->GetDescription(),
-					MAX_EDIT_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH,
+					MAX_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH,
 					SongUtil::ValidateCurrentStepsDescription,
 					SetCurrentStepsDescription,
 					DeleteCurrentSteps );

src/ScreenOptionsManageEditSteps.cpp

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void ScreenOptionsManageEditSteps::HandleScreenMessage( const ScreenMessage SM )
 						SM_BackFromRename, 
 						ENTER_NAME_FOR_STEPS, 
 						GAMESTATE->m_pCurSteps[PLAYER_1]->GetDescription(), 
-						MAX_EDIT_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH, 
+						MAX_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH, 
 						SongUtil::ValidateCurrentEditStepsDescription );
 				}
 				break;

src/SongUtil.cpp

@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ RString SongUtil::MakeUniqueEditDescription( const Song *pSong, StepsType st, co
 	{
 		// make name "My Edit" -> "My Edit2"
 		RString sNum = ssprintf("%d", i+1);
-		sTemp = sPreferredDescription.Left( MAX_EDIT_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH - sNum.size() ) + sNum;
+		sTemp = sPreferredDescription.Left( MAX_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH - sNum.size() ) + sNum;
 
 		if( IsEditDescriptionUnique(pSong, st, sTemp, NULL) )
 			return sTemp;

src/Steps.cpp

@@ -402,9 +402,9 @@ void Steps::SetChartStyle( RString sChartStyle )
 
 bool Steps::MakeValidEditDescription( RString &sPreferredDescription )
 {
-	if( int(sPreferredDescription.size()) > MAX_EDIT_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH )
+	if( int(sPreferredDescription.size()) > MAX_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH )
 	{
-		sPreferredDescription = sPreferredDescription.Left( MAX_EDIT_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH );
+		sPreferredDescription = sPreferredDescription.Left( MAX_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH );
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;

src/Steps.h

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ class NoteData;
 struct lua_State;
 
 /** 
- * @brief Allow only 12 characters for the length of edits.
+ * @brief Enforce a limit on the number of chars for the description.
  *
- * This is a holdover from In The Groove: this may perhaps be not needed in the future.
+ * In In The Groove, this limit was 12: we do not need such a limit now.
  */
-const int MAX_EDIT_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 12;
+const int MAX_STEPS_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 255;
 
 /** 
  * @brief Holds note information for a Song.