It occurs to me there is a stylistic question that needs to be answered here... well, ultimately there are a shitload, but here is this one. What should be the reasonable upper limit for the length of text in this space? How long is too long before considerations of browseability dictate that it be rolled over to "extended entry"? Huh?
Sed ut perspiciatis, unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam eaque ipsa, quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt, explicabo. nemo enim ipsam voluptatem, quia voluptas sit, aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos, qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt, neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum, quia dolor sit, amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt, ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit, qui in ea voluptate velit esse, quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum, qui dolorem eum fugiat, quo voluptas nulla pariatur?
Well, that depends. In my weblog, I bare it all. on the blog page.
On my main page, I have the first 25 words of the post--I don't even use text & extanded text. Just text. Though I do use the Summary field, it appears only in my XML template.
MT is so awesomely flexible. Isn't it great?