The easiest way to give columns in a DataGrid the look you want is to use a DataGridTableStyle and to add a GridColumnStyle for each column in the grid.

This snippet also you to limit the input in a form field to a specified number of characters. It displays a counter so users can see how many characters they have left, and once they reach the limit the field just trims the length to your limit.

The following is a snippet from what I used when I implemented a tagboard to my site. Further revisions could/should read the LIMIT from the maxlength attribute

The below code will generate a form dropdown for all the days of the month, with today's day selected. Handy for those date pickers!

The below code will generate a form dropdown for all 12 months, with the current month selected. Handy for those date pickers!