diff --git a/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.admin.inc b/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.admin.inc
index 015b13c..204514b 100644
--- a/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.admin.inc
+++ b/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.admin.inc
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ function uc_attribute_form($form_state, $attribute = NULL) {
     '#default_value' => $label,
   );
   $form['description'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
+    '#type' => 'textarea',
+    '#rows' => '3',
     '#title' => t('Help text'),
     '#description' => t('<b>Optional.</b> Enter the help text that will display beneath the attribute on product add to cart forms.'),
     '#default_value' => isset($attribute->description) ? $attribute->description : '',
-    '#maxlength' => 255,
   );
   $form['required'] = array(
     '#type' => 'checkbox',
diff --git a/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.module b/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.module
index fb94cba..95e4f99 100644
--- a/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.module
+++ b/uc_attribute/uc_attribute.module
@@ -457,6 +457,12 @@ function uc_attribute_uc_product_models($nid) {
  */
 function uc_attribute_add_to_cart_data($form_values) {
   if (isset($form_values['attributes'])) {
+    // Standardize line breaks in textarea attributes.
+    foreach ($form_values['attributes'] as $aid => $value) {
+      if (!is_array($value)) {
+        $form_values['attributes'][$aid] = preg_replace('/\r\n/', "\n", $form_values['attributes'][$aid]);
+      }
+    }
     return array('attributes' => $form_values['attributes']);
   }
   else {
@@ -1175,7 +1181,7 @@ function _uc_cart_product_get_options($item) {
         $attribute = $node->attributes[$aid];
         $name = _uc_attribute_get_name($attribute);
         // Only discrete options can affect the price of an item.
-        if ($attribute->display && count($attribute->options)) {
+        if (in_array($attribute->display, array(1, 2, 3)) && count($attribute->options)) {
           // There may be many selected options, or just one.
           foreach ((array)$selected as $oid) {
             if ($oid > 0) {
@@ -1186,7 +1192,7 @@ function _uc_cart_product_get_options($item) {
           }
         }
         else {
-          // Handle textfield attributes.
+          // Handle textfield and textarea attributes.
           $options[$index] = array(
             'attribute' => $name,
             'aid' => $aid,
@@ -1267,7 +1273,7 @@ function _uc_attribute_alter_form($product) {
       );
     }
 
-    if (count($attribute->options) && $attribute->display > 0) {
+    if (count($attribute->options) && in_array($attribute->display, array(1, 2, 3))) {
       if ($attribute->required) {
         if ($attribute->display == 1) {
           $options = array('' => t('Please select')) + $options;
@@ -1296,7 +1302,7 @@ function _uc_attribute_alter_form($product) {
     }
     else {
       $form_attributes[$attribute->aid] = array(
-        '#type' => 'textfield',
+        '#type' => $attribute->display == 0 ? 'textfield' : 'textarea',
         '#description' => check_markup($attribute->description),
         '#default_value' => '',
         '#required' => $attribute->required,
@@ -1322,6 +1328,7 @@ function _uc_attribute_alter_form($product) {
 function _uc_attribute_display_types() {
   return array(
     0 => t('Text field'),
+    4 => t('Text area (multiple rows)'),
     1 => t('Select box'),
     2 => t('Radio buttons'),
     3 => t('Checkboxes'),
@@ -1338,7 +1345,7 @@ function _uc_attribute_display_types() {
  *   Array of attribute ids that have price affecting options.
  */
 function uc_attribute_priced_attributes($nid) {
-  $attributes = db_query("SELECT DISTINCT (pa.aid) FROM {uc_product_attributes} AS pa INNER JOIN {uc_attribute_options} AS ao ON ao.aid = pa.aid INNER JOIN {uc_product_options} AS po ON (po.oid = ao.oid AND po.nid = pa.nid) WHERE pa.nid = %d AND po.price <> 0 AND pa.display <> 0", $nid);
+  $attributes = db_query("SELECT DISTINCT (pa.aid) FROM {uc_product_attributes} AS pa INNER JOIN {uc_attribute_options} AS ao ON ao.aid = pa.aid INNER JOIN {uc_product_options} AS po ON (po.oid = ao.oid AND po.nid = pa.nid) WHERE pa.nid = %d AND po.price <> 0 AND pa.display IN (1,2,3)", $nid);
   $aids = array();
   while ($attribute = db_fetch_array($attributes)) {
     $aids[] = $attribute['aid'];