Give me a little time and I will get back to you.

To get the status icons where you want them (although they may need a little CSS adjustments afterwards) move the status icon call to beneath the forum name call and add an spLeft class to each. So this becomes:

sp_TopicIndexName('tagClass=spRowName spLeft', 'Browse the thread %NAME%');
sp_TopicIndexStatusIcons('tagClass=spStatusIcon spLeft', 'This topic is locked', 'This topic is pinned', 'This topic has unread posts');

To get the user name on the same line as the ‘Last Post’ label add the stackuser argument set to zero so this becomes (using the default theme as an example):

sp_TopicIndexLastPost('iconClass=spIcon spRight&nicedate=1&date=0&time=0&stackdate=0&stackuser=0', 'Last Post');

and that should do it. Oh – and remove the items you do not want of course.

Thank you kindly Andy.

I’ll give it a spin when I’m home.

-Max

please let us know…

All right!

Everything worked ace. I did have a question about the little arrow in the “Last Post” column. It’s the one which jumps you directly to the last post itself.

1. Can you point me to the code for that little bit of kit?

2. What is the functionality to turn it on and off?

Thank you again!

-Max

Also – and this is just one of those little things. Each column has a format for pixel height. What does that exactly regulate?

sp_ColumnStart('tagClass=spColumnSection spLeft&width=66%&height=50px');

Thank you!

the first and last post columns template tag code is in the sp-forum-functions.php…  If you explain what you want to do, would could help…

are you wanting to remove the arrow and link to the topic???  not sure of the point of having the column if you dont want the link, but you look for template tag sp_TopicIndexFirstPost()…  several options to remove…

linkClass argument specifies the class for the link… you could set to a class that has display:none…

iconClass argument specifies the class for the image… again, could set to class to not display…

icon argument is the image itself…  if you specified empty string, it might not display any image or link (have not tried)..

but again, not sure what you really want to do…

the height specification turns into a min-height styling for each column… its just a way, short of using tables, to make sure that each column in a row is the same height and maintain alignment…  if you want a taller row, just increase…

OK, I am following you – I think what was throwing me was the fact the current copy of the forums sheet I am working with looks like this.

                        # Column 5 of the forum row
                        # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                        sp_ColumnStart('tagClass=spColumnSection spRight&width=24%&height=50px');
                        sp_TopicIndexLastPost('iconClass=spIcon spRight&nicedate=1&date=0&time=0&stackdate=0&stackuser=0', 'Last Post');
                        sp_ColumnEnd();

I think I am understanding that the sp_TopicIndexLastPost is the thing happening and all the rest is just how I am seeing that information displayer (icon, timestamp, etc). Makes total sense now, I think I was looking too hard.

OK – so could I use the argument sp_TopicIndexLastPost and:

1. Remove the little arrow

2. Have the words “Last Post” become the link to the last post (with associated ‘last post’ pop-up)?

That’s kind what I’m after.

-Max

well. sp_TopicIndexLastPost() is the template tag… the arguments would be:

‘iconClass=spIcon spRight&nicedate=1&date=0&time=0&stackdate=0&stackuser=0’

and

‘Last Post’

I was suggesting you could additional arguments to control the image and link…  if you look at that function in the simple-press/forum/content/sp-forum-view-functions.php file, you could see the other arguments, such as linkClass, iconClass and icon to control the image and link…

however, the label ‘Last Post’ is just that.. a text label… you will not be able to make it a link…  at least not by using that template tag… but of course, the template file is but a php file so you could do whatever you want directly in php…  and if you want to get this exotic, you will need to do that…

I would simply look at the template function and copy the very small segment of code needed directly into your template file and replace the template tag call… 

eh, that may not have come out quite right…  what I am saying is the template tag wont directly support what you want to do…

your best bet would be to copy the template tag code directly into your template file and make it do what you want…  you wont need the entire function, just the small display code section…  and tweak it to what you want…

OK – I have to go check into that. I’ll get back to you! Thanks!

let us know how it goes and if you have any more questions…