$.editable.addInputType('charcounter', {
    element : function(settings, original) {
        var textarea = $('<textarea />');
        if (settings.rows) {
            textarea.attr('rows', settings.rows);
        } else {
            textarea.height(settings.height);
        }
        if (settings.cols) {
            textarea.attr('cols', settings.cols);
        } else {
            textarea.width(settings.width);
        }
        $(this).append(textarea);
        return(textarea);
    },
    plugin : function(settings, original) {
        $('textarea', this).charCounter(settings.charcounter.characters, settings.charcounter);
    }
});