Compact recent topics view

[Greybrow]

Just put this inside new php block, and use no matter the server and theme:

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// Compact recent topics view
// Based on TinyPortal default block by BLOC
// Author: Greybrow
// Version: 2007-02-05 14:30
// Features:
// compact, uses smf icons for read/unread post,
// shows long topic, author, posting date on hover

// number of displayed topics
$last_topics_count='20';

// leave out the recycle board, if any
if(isset($modSettings['recycle_board']))
$bb=array($modSettings['recycle_board']);
else
$bb=array();

// get topics from SSI
$what=ssi_recentTopics($num_recent = $last_topics_count, $bb, $output_method = 'array');

// Output the topics
echo '<div style="width: 100%; overflow: hidden;">';
foreach($what as $w)
{
echo '<div style="white-space: nowrap;" class="smalltext">';
echo $w['new'] ? '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/new_none.gif" alt="+" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle;" />' : '<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/new_some.gif" alt="-" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle;" />';
echo '<a href="'.$w['href'].'" title="'.$w['subject'];
echo "\n";
echo $w['poster']['name'];
echo "\n";
echo $w['time'];
echo '">';
echo strlen(un_htmlspecialchars($w['short_subject'])) > 25 ? htmlspecialchars(substr(un_htmlspecialchars($w['short_subject']), 0, 22) . '...') : $w['short_subject'];
echo '</a></div>';
}
echo '</div>';

edit: 2006-01-30, removed unused variable, which was showing up as error in reports.
edit: 2006-02-05 4am, if the block makes strange gaps between columns ...cut
edit: 2006-02-05 2pm, I've changed the code, so you don't have to play with it by yourself, and I've fixed new-post icon vertical position
If you wish to use ie not friendly code:
change line:

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echo strlen(un_htmlspecialchars($w['short_subject'])) > 25 ? htmlspecialchars(substr(un_htmlspecialchars($w['short_subject']), 0, 22) . '...') : $w['short_subject'];
to:

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echo $w['short_subject'];

[IchBin]

Would be great if you could share a demo link or a screenshot for those that might want to try it. Thanks for sharing!

[Greybrow]

Screenshots added.
Sorry, but in Polish only

[IchBin]

Very cool! Thanks!

[Greybrow]

A bit of update. Some errors fixed.

[Tanix]

Neat, thank you very much.

[knat]

very cool.. thanks for this 

[houston]

Great Mod, I like the design but it creates quite a large gap between my right side blocks column and my center blocks.

[Greybrow]

I suppose you use IE. There is some strange problem with this browser not supporting "overflow: hidden;" in styles.
Try this. Instead of:

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echo '">'.$w['short_subject'].'</a></div>';
put

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echo strlen(un_htmlspecialchars($w['short_subject'])) > 25 ? htmlspecialchars(substr(un_htmlspecialchars($w['short_subject']), 0, 22) . '...') : $w['short_subject'];

It will trim longer subjects to 25 letters.

[knat]

i had same problem and try to use your fix for it but that makes the block go totaly nuts pushing the other blocks off the screen 

any other way to fix the problem with IE7 ?