Setting a target for characters

[enigmaticlilit]

Thank you for great plugin.
Is it possible to set targets for characters including spaces, not just for words?

[sirlaughalot90]

+1 for this request. I often write for newspapers and the like with a hard character limit and it would be super useful to set a limit on a character basis. Thank you for considering!

[froses]

Excellent plugin. Thanks a lot!

+1 for this request. I'm a student in a writing school in Barcelona and the goals are specified in characters.