add maxlength to adv. char def boxes

windows git install instructions added to readme

public/index.html

@@ -2032,7 +2032,7 @@
             <hr>
             <h4>Personality summary</h4>
             <h5>A brief description of the personality <a href="/notes#personalitysummary" class="notes-link" target="_blank"><span class="note-link-span">?</span></a></h5>
-            <textarea id="personality_textarea" name="personality" placeholder="" form="form_create" class="text_pole" autocomplete="off" rows="2"></textarea>
+            <textarea id="personality_textarea" name="personality" placeholder="" form="form_create" class="text_pole" autocomplete="off" rows="2" maxlength="3000"></textarea>
         </div>
 
         <div id="scenario_div">
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@
                     <span class="note-link-span">?</span>
                 </a>
             </h5>
-            <textarea id="scenario_pole" name="scenario" class="text_pole" maxlength="9999" value="" autocomplete="off" form="form_create" rows="2"></textarea>
+            <textarea id="scenario_pole" name="scenario" class="text_pole" maxlength="3000" value="" autocomplete="off" form="form_create" rows="2"></textarea>
         </div>
 
         <div id="talkativeness_div">
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@
                 <h4>Examples of dialogue</h4>
                 <h5>Forms a personality more clearly <a href="/notes#examplesofdialogue" class="notes-link" target="_blank"><span class="note-link-span">?</span></a></h5>
             </div>
-            <textarea id="mes_example_textarea" name="mes_example" placeholder="" form="form_create"></textarea>
+            <textarea id="mes_example_textarea" name="mes_example" placeholder="" form="form_create" maxlength="3000"></textarea>
         </div>
         <div id="character_popup_ok" class="menu_button">Save</div>
 

readme.md

@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 # SillyTavern
+
 ## Based on a fork of TavernAI 1.2.8
+
 ### Brought to you by Cohee, RossAscends and the SillyTavern community
 
 NOTE: We have added [a FAQ](faq.md) to answer most of your questions and help you get started.
 
 ### What is SillyTavern or TavernAI?
+
 Tavern is a user interface you can install on your computer (and Android phones) that allows you to interact with text generation AIs and chat/roleplay with characters you or the community create.
 
 SillyTavern is a fork of TavernAI 1.2.8 which is under more active development and has added many major features. At this point, they can be thought of as completely independent programs.
 
 ### What do I need other than Tavern?
+
 On its own Tavern is useless, as it's just a user interface. You have to have access to an AI system backend that can act as the roleplay character. There are various supported backends: OpenAPI API (GPT), KoboldAI (either running locally or on Google Colab), and more. You can read more about this in [the FAQ](faq.md).
 
 ### Do I need a powerful PC to run Tavern?
+
 Since Tavern is only a user interface, it has tiny hardware requirements, it will run on anything. It's the AI system backend that needs to be powerful.
 
 ## Mobile support
@@ -21,13 +26,13 @@ Since Tavern is only a user interface, it has tiny hardware requirements, it wil
 
 > **This fork can be run natively on Android phones using Termux. Please refer to this guide by ArroganceComplex#2659:**
 
-https://rentry.org/STAI-Termux
+<https://rentry.org/STAI-Termux>
 
 **.webp character cards import/export is not supported in Termux. Use either JSON or PNG formats instead.**
 
 ## Questions or suggestions?
 
-### We now have a community Discord server!
+### We now have a community Discord server
 
 Get support, share favorite characters and prompts:
 
@@ -36,11 +41,13 @@ Get support, share favorite characters and prompts:
 ***
 
 Get in touch with the developers directly:
+
 * Discord: Cohee#1207 or RossAscends#1779
 * Reddit: /u/RossAscends or /u/sillylossy
 * [Post a GitHub issue](https://github.com/Cohee1207/SillyTavern/issues)
 
 ## This version includes
+
 * A heavily modified TavernAI 1.2.8 (more than 50% of code rewritten or optimized)
 * Swipes
 * Group chats: multi-bot rooms for characters to talk to you or each other
@@ -54,12 +61,13 @@ Get in touch with the developers directly:
 * Prompt generation formatting tweaking
 * webp character card interoperability (PNG is still an internal format)
 * Extensibility support via [SillyLossy's TAI-extras](https://github.com/Cohee1207/TavernAI-extras) plugins
-    * Author's Note / Character Bias
+  * Author's Note / Character Bias
-    * Character emotional expressions
+  * Character emotional expressions
-    * Auto-Summary of the chat history
+  * Auto-Summary of the chat history
-    * Sending images to chat, and the AI interpreting the content.
+  * Sending images to chat, and the AI interpreting the content.
 
 ## UI Extensions 🚀
+
 | Name             | Description                      | Required <a href="https://github.com/Cohee1207/TavernAI-extras#modules" target="_blank">Extra Modules</a> | Screenshot |
 | ---------------- | ---------------------------------| ---------------------------- | ---------- |
 | Image Captioning | Send a cute picture to your bot!<br><br>Picture select option will appear beside the "Message send" button. | `caption`                    | <img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18619528/224161576-ddfc51cd-995e-44ec-bf2d-d2477d603f0c.png" style="max-width:200px" />  |
@@ -97,12 +105,12 @@ Get in touch with the developers directly:
 * Nav panel status of open or closed will also be saved across sessions.
 
 * Customizable chat UI:
-    * Play a sound when a new message arrives
+  * Play a sound when a new message arrives
-    * Switch between round or rectangle avatar styles
+  * Switch between round or rectangle avatar styles
-    * Have a wider chat window on the desktop
+  * Have a wider chat window on the desktop
-    * Optional semi-transparent glass-like panels
+  * Optional semi-transparent glass-like panels
-    * Customizable page colors for 'main text', 'quoted text' 'italics text'.
+  * Customizable page colors for 'main text', 'quoted text' 'italics text'.
-    * Customizable UI background color and blur amount
+  * Customizable UI background color and blur amount
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -115,6 +123,25 @@ Get in touch with the developers directly:
 > DO NOT RUN START.BAT WITH ADMIN PERMISSIONS
 
 ### Windows
+
+Installing via Git (reccomended for easy updating)
+
+Easy to follow guide with pretty pictures:
+<https://docs.alpindale.dev/pygmalion-extras/sillytavern/#windows-installation>
+
+  1. Install [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en) (latest LTS version is recommended)
+  3. Install [GitHub Desktop](https://central.github.com/deployments/desktop/desktop/latest/win32)
+  4. Open Windows Explorer (Win+E)
+  5. Browse to or Create a folder that is not controlled or monitored by Windows. (ex: C:\MySpecialFolder\)
+  6. Open a Command Prompt inside that folder by clicking in the 'Address Bar' at the top, typing 'cmd', and pressing Enter.
+  7. Once the black box (Command Prompt) pops up, type ONE of the following into it and press Enter:
+    - for Main Branch: git clone <https://github.com/Cohee1207/SillyTavern> -b main
+    - for Dev Branch: git clone <https://github.com/Cohee1207/SillyTavern> -b dev
+  8. Once everything is cloned, double click Start.bat to make NodeJS install its requirements.
+  9. The server will then start, and SillyTavern will popup in your browser.
+
+Installing via zip download
+
   1. install [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en) (latest LTS version is recommended)
   2. download the zip from this GitHub repo
   3. unzip it into a folder of your choice
@@ -122,6 +149,7 @@ Get in touch with the developers directly:
   5. Once the server has prepared everything for you, it will open a tab in your browser.
 
 ### Linux
+
   1. Run the `start.sh` script.
   2. Enjoy.
 
@@ -144,10 +172,13 @@ If you want to enable other devices to connect to your TAI server, open 'config.
 ```
 const whitelistMode = true;
 ```
+
 to
+
 ```
 const whitelistMode = false;
 ```
+
 Save the file.
 Restart your TAI server.
 
@@ -167,12 +198,14 @@ The `whitelist` array in `config.conf` will be ignored if `whitelist.txt` exists
 ***Disclaimer: Anyone else who knows your IP address and TAI port number will be able to connect as well***
 
 To connect over wifi you'll need your PC's local wifi IP address
-  - (For Windows: windows button > type 'cmd.exe' in the search bar> type 'ipconfig' in the console, hit Enter > "IPv4" listing)
+
+* (For Windows: windows button > type 'cmd.exe' in the search bar> type 'ipconfig' in the console, hit Enter > "IPv4" listing)
 if you want other people on the internet to connect, check [here](https://whatismyipaddress.com/) for 'IPv4'
 
 ### Still Unable To Connect?
+
 - Create an inbound/outbound firewall rule for the port found in `config.conf`. Do NOT mistake this for portforwarding on your router, otherwise someone could find your chat logs and that's a big no-no.
-- Enable the Private Network profile type in Settings > Network and Internet > Ethernet. This is VERY important for Windows 11, otherwise you would be unable to connect even with the aforementioned firewall rules.
+* Enable the Private Network profile type in Settings > Network and Internet > Ethernet. This is VERY important for Windows 11, otherwise you would be unable to connect even with the aforementioned firewall rules.
 
 ## Performance issues?
 
@@ -198,9 +231,10 @@ We're moving to 100% original content only policy, so old background images have
 
 You can find them archived here:
 
-https://files.catbox.moe/1xevnc.zip
+<https://files.catbox.moe/1xevnc.zip>
 
 ## Screenshots
+
 <img width="400" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18619528/228649245-8061c60f-63dc-488e-9325-f151b7a3ec2d.png">
 <img width="400" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/18619528/228649856-fbdeef05-d727-4d5a-be80-266cbbc6b811.png">
 
@@ -215,13 +249,13 @@ GNU Affero General Public License for more details.**
 * Cohee's modifications and derived code: AGPL v3
 * RossAscends' additions: AGPL v3
 * Portions of CncAnon's TavernAITurbo mod: Unknown license
-* Waifu mode inspired by the work of PepperTaco (https://github.com/peppertaco/Tavern/)
+* Waifu mode inspired by the work of PepperTaco (<https://github.com/peppertaco/Tavern/>)
 * Thanks Pygmalion University for being awesome testers and suggesting cool features!
 * Thanks oobabooga for compiling presets for TextGen
-* poe-api client adapted from https://github.com/ading2210/poe-api (GPL v3)
+* poe-api client adapted from <https://github.com/ading2210/poe-api> (GPL v3)
-* GraphQL files for poe: https://github.com/muharamdani/poe (ISC License)
+* GraphQL files for poe: <https://github.com/muharamdani/poe> (ISC License)
-* KoboldAI Presets from KAI Lite: https://lite.koboldai.net/ 
+* KoboldAI Presets from KAI Lite: <https://lite.koboldai.net/>
 * Noto Sans font by Google (OFL license)
-* Icon theme by Font Awesome https://fontawesome.com (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License)
+* Icon theme by Font Awesome <https://fontawesome.com> (Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT License)
 * Linux startup script by AlpinDale
 * Thanks paniphons for providing a FAQ document