There is a fix coming for this in the next update if you can wait that long…
Or I can point you to some changes you could make as a temporary fix while you wait for that.

Please, point me where I could fix it myself. Thanks.

File: simple-press/forum/content/sp-common-view-functions.php

Function: sp_QuickLinksTopic() about half way through the file – it is a big file!

Locate the line of code:

sp_create_name_extract($spPost->forum_name, 20)

and change the 20 to 40 and save.

File: simple-press/sp-api/sp-api-common-dislay.php

Function: sp_render_group_forum_select() first function in the file.

Locate the line of code:

sp_create_name_extract($forum->forum_name, 20)

and again – change the 20 to 40.

The problem was that we overlooked that some languages – like yours – are multi-byte languages. This is changes in the next update to be user-definable from the theme templates.

i located the php files but there was not even the 20

it was

sp_create_name_extract($spPost->forum_name)

i made it

sp_create_name_extract($spPost->forum_name, 40)

but same problem!

no big deal i will wait for the update!

Please try 80.
40 was an error. it is 40 by default and you need it longer.

there is nothing in the code… not 20 not 40…

i will try 80

ok 80 worked

now to fix the new recently updated topics drop down?

ok found it its in common view

sp_create_name_extract($spPost->topic_name, 80)

thanks!

okay, cool…  like we said, we have it modded up in next version too…

hi i see that you replaced the number of characters with $length

is it somewhere in settings to change because i get the $ again in long post names!

you have lost me..  are you saying you had actually modified core code?  bad idea as you lose changes on updates…  and all those functions in that file are called from your theme…  you put the number of chars you want to truncate the title to in the template functions usage… and you can tell it not to shorten at all…

not sure what you mean by $…

no i did not modified core code

i see the diamond symbol in the quick links dropdown.

so i must change the number of characters where exactly?

i have the problem like the image in the first page

so you didnt make the changes in post 4 – 9???  then confused as to what issue was, and what you did to solve it before that you said is now broke…  so perhaps explain the issue?

yes i made those changes but that was then (16-08-2012)

now after many updates i dont see any number but the value $length

i mean instead of

sp_create_name_extract($forum->forum_name, 20)

i see

sp_create_name_extract($spPost->forum_name, $length)

i guess my changes were overwrited after an update.

but now i have the problem as the image in the first post.

so i guess i have to set that length somewhere or am i wrong?