[Feature Request] Product page description editing

Right now editing the product page description for an app is pretty frustrating because the textarea is only 3 lines long. For a field that is capable of holding 4000 chars, thats a considerable mismatch.

The consequence is when trying to select text and move around, you can overshoot by quite a lot because the smaller a field get, the more magnified mouse movements become (on OS X at least).

It's a small thing, but just making this field 10 or 15 lines long would go along way here.


(Bonus: Adding some minimal markup ability so we can make our product pages look beautiful would be much appreciated as well. Github flavored markdown is an excellent example of how this can be done.)
  • I opened a request a while back to allow some markup in the store, and it's in the backlog. I'll submit a request to expand the description field, though, because I completely get what you're saying there. The store team is gradually working through the backlog, and they generally accept most requests, so I'm sure this will get done at some point. I just can't make any predictions about when. Thanks for the suggestion!
  • I'll submit a request to expand the description field, though, because I completely get what you're saying there.


    Actually, I just went to look at this, and it looks like you can grab the corner of the description box and expand it. I know it works on a Mac (tested it in Chrome and Safari... also tried Chrome and Firefox on Windows), but it might be that some browsers don't support it. Now, perhaps there's an argument for having a larger default size for the description box, but assuming you're able to expand it, does that address the issue for you?
  • Actually, I just went to look at this, and it looks like you can grab the corner of the description box and expand it. I know it works on a Mac (tested it in Chrome and Safari... also tried Chrome and Firefox on Windows), but it might be that some browsers don't support it. Now, perhaps there's an argument for having a larger default size for the description box, but assuming you're able to expand it, does that address the issue for you?


    Oh that's a good tip, thanks.

    Given how much information we need to convey on these product pages (descriptions, change logs, feedback info, etc), think a larger default still makes sense.
  • Okay, I'll ask them to expand the default size and see what they say. :)
  • Okay, I'll ask them to expand the default size and see what they say. :)


    ya. Found out can be expanded by dragging accidentally.
    Also - I've asked this beforem but no one answered - I'm not sure how come when I do my editing/desc - it will always have newlines. I can't seem to get a nice paragraph that's doesn't seem like it's double spaced or such.

    What's the secret. (Don't edit using chrome?)