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[Kootch]

When looking at:
http://www.dodge-diesel.org/
I find a really nicely laid out right column of the page that has the recent topics spaced, centered, and some of it in BOLD.

When I use the ssi includes to list recent topics on my test index page, it is all clumped together and looks lousy:
http://www.penaltybox.com/home/index2.php

How do you make it look pretty like Dodge-diesel doesÉ

Thanks!

[Kootch]

Another example is:
http://www.urjb.com/index.php
where only the topic is listed on the front page Recent Topics list (top left - Latest headlines).

How are they manipulated like that to be differentÉ

[mediman]

you don´t know if is really the SSI.php or wrote they an own skript!

i wrote my own skript because my testboards is on lycos and there are problems with include and require

http://mitglied.lycos.de/therealmediman/lycos.php or
http://mitglied.lycos.de/therealmediman/test3.php

mediman

[Jeff Lewis]

Dodge Diesel is using SSI.php  Rick, I have sent you some code changes.

[jthorpe]

Yep.  I'm using SSI.php.  I just made some changes to it to get the format I wanted.  Here is the first part so you know my settings.

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function recentTopics (){

        ob_end_clean();

        global $settings,$scripturl,$txt,$censored,$recentsender,$db_prefix, $post, $dummy;

        $showlatestcount = 15;

        $showBoard = 1; // set to 1 to show the board the topic belongs to
        $showPoster = 1; // set to 1 to show the poster
        $showTime = 0;  // set to 1 to show the time of the post


Then, here is the part that actually makes it look different:

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                       $thepost .="<b><a href=\"$scripturl?board=$row[ID_BOARD];action=display;threadid=$row[ID_TOPIC];start=$row[numReplies]\">$row2[subject]</a></b><BR>$dummy1<BR><b>$dummy2</b>$dummy3<br><BR>\n";

Good luck with it.

[Kootch]

Dodge Diesel is using SSI.php  Rick, I have sent you some code changes.

Jeff, you're an officer and a gentleman!

[Kootch]

Yep.  I'm using SSI.php.  I just made some changes to it to get the format I wanted.  Here is the first part so you know my settings.

Many thanks jthorpe!  I really appreciate the help.  As you can tell, I really like the look and feel of what you put together on your site.

Now if I can only get the really, really good guy that initially installed my board to make those changes for me...  (grin)

Cheers!

Rick Couchman,
A YaBBse Believer!
http://forums.penaltybox.com

[Jeff Lewis]

Heh, send me the SSI.php file, I'll make the changes and send them over

[Jeff Lewis]

I just used one here, altered it, and it should be in your inbox by now

[Kootch]

Thanks Jeff!

I emailed you back...

[Nemesis]

I can also send you mine if you want, I hacked mine also.

Check it out at http://www.gamerzalliance.com

Notice I made the post numbers, and was able to change the whosonline function to post diffrent membergroups in certain color. When 1.3.0 is release I probably post mine as a hack for users who want to use it. I am working on pulling the yabb cookie info a little better on the main page. So when you hit the site it automatical shows you without you hitting the msg board first.

Good things are happening.  

[The Engineer]

Another example is:
http://www.urjb.com/index.php
where only the topic is listed on the front page Recent Topics list (top left - Latest headlines).

How are they manipulated like that to be differentÉ

Just so you know, I'm not using SSI.php, never could get it to work, I modified Welcomeinc.php to suit my needs

* The Engineer .

[jthorpe]

Yep.  I'm using SSI.php.  I just made some changes to it to get the format I wanted.  Here is the first part so you know my settings.

Jack

Many thanks jthorpe!  I really appreciate the help.  As you can tell, I really like the look and feel of what you put together on your site.

Now if I can only get the really, really good guy that initially installed my board to make those changes for me...  (grin)

Cheers!

Rick Couchman,
A YaBBse Believer!
http://forums.penaltybox.com

You're welcome Kootch.  Glad I could help.  Thanks for the compliments.  The only thing I worry about now is upgrading to the next version.  It's going to be a pain because all of my mods will be broken and I wasn't smart enough the first time around to document them all.  

Oh well, I'll just have to go with the flow on the next upgrade