"recent topics" in SMF style

[ricardo3523]

Hello.

I pasted the following into a php box twice ( two boxes ):

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global $scripturl;

echo '
                        <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4" class="bordercolor">
                               <tr><td colspan="3" class="titlebg">Recent topics</td></tr> ';
       $what=ssi_recentTopics('8', array('1','112','47','52','36','49','37','51','192','8') , 'array');


        foreach ($what as $topic)
        {
                echo '
                                <tr>
                                        <td class="windowbg" valign="middle">
                                                ', $topic['link'];

                // Is this topic new? (assuming they are logged in!)
                if (!$topic['new'] && $context['user']['is_logged'])
                        echo '
                                                <a href="', $scripturl, '?topic=', $topic['topic'], '.from', $topic['new_from'], '#new"><img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/', $context['user']['language'], '/new.gif" alt="', $txt[302], '" border="0" /></a>';

                echo '
                                        </td>
                                        <td class="windowbg2" valign="middle" width="20%">
                                                ', $topic['poster']['link'], '
                                        </td>
                                        <td class="windowbg2" valign="middle" width="35%">';
                if ($settings['images_url'] != $settings['theme_url'] . '/images' || file_exists($settings['theme_dir'] . '/images/icons/last_post.gif'))
                        echo '
                                        <a href="', $topic['href'], '"><img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/icons/last_post.gif" alt="', $txt[111], '" title="', $txt[111], '" border="0" style="float: right;" /></a>';
                echo '
                                                <span class="smalltext">
                                                        ', $topic['time'], '
                                                </span>
                                        </td>
                                </tr>';
        }

        echo '
                        </table>';

The result is in attachement.

I wonder if anyone happens to know how I can make those two boxes the same length.. for some reason the left one has a longer length as the right box.

Thanks!

EDIT: I noticed they change with the size of the title.. is there any way to implement a length which it sticks to?

[Rav33n]

ricardo3523 your problem is with the block width and not the code itself.

Make both block widths the same and see whether the lengths match.

[ricardo3523]

Sorry for my confusing post.

I confused length with width..

I would like to know how I can make both blocks have the same width.
And I am unable to find any option which says blocks width..

[IchBin]

Then perhaps you should tell us which verison of TP you're using. There are all sorts of width options in the latest beta inside the panel and block options area.

[Xarcell]

Sorry for my confusing post.

I confused length with width..

I would like to know how I can make both blocks have the same width.
And I am unable to find any option which says blocks width..

I'm not familiar with the version you are using, as I don't have time to back read all of the posts. There are a few ways to do this.

First i would try going to the panel settings and you can set the width of each block within the panel. This way all blocks have the same width regardless.

[ricardo3523]

I believe I have TP 1.0...
I've got no clue where I can check my TP version, only managed to find my SMF version.

The only width option at panels at those blocks are ''Padding between panels:      ''
So, for as far I see, no option to set a width.

[IchBin]

TP version is always in the footer. If you don't see it in a custom theme, then check the default theme. Sounds like you are running TP 0.9.8 though if you don't see any other options. That old version doesn't have these features.

[Xarcell]

Yes, it sounds like you are using an older version if you don't have that option.

[ricardo3523]

So I suppose there is no way to make a set width for those blocks then?

Would it be possible to upgrade the TP version without screwing anything from the website over?

[IchBin]

There's no guarantee for anything. I haven't see any site blow up because of TP. However, there shouldn't be any worry if you have backups before you upgrade. However, if you're that concerned about it I would install it on a test site and test it out before upgrading if I were you.