Making boxes around each leading story on front page

Deaddog · #1 08-17-2005, 09:26 AM

I'm trying to get a box around all my leading stories and am having a tough time. Here's what I have changed so far in com_content/content.php Version 4.5.2
Can this be done by using just css?

Code:

line 837
// Leading story output
		if ( $leading ) {
			echo '<tr>';
			echo '<table width="100%" border="1"  cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">';
			echo '<td valign="top">';
			for ( $z = 0; $z < $leading; $z++ ) {
				if ( $i >= $total ) {
					// stops loop if total number of items is less than the number set to display as leading
					break;

This seems to work on only one leading story if I display two leading stories it makes a box around both stories together. Each story has to have a box, so I'm stuck. Please help.
I've refered to this post in the past:http://www.mambers.com/showthread.ph...=content+boxes

m4rkym · #2 11-09-2006, 09:44 PM

Hi, I guess after over a year you have either sorted it out or givin up, but to help anybod else, this is how I did it in Joomla.
For a preview, look here... http://www.spanishvida.com

Hope it helps.

// Leading story output
if ( $leading ) {
echo '<tr>';
echo '<td valign="top">';
for ( $z = 0; $z < $leading; $z++ ) {
if ( $i >= ($total - $limitstart) ) {
// stops loop if total number of items is less than the number set to display as leading
break;
}
echo '<div> <table width="100%" border="4" bordercolor="#0066FF">
<tr>
<td>';
show( $rows[$i], $params, $gid, $access, $pop );
echo '</td>
</tr>
</table></div>';
$i++;
}
echo '</td>';
echo '</tr>';
}

Deaddog · #3 11-10-2006, 01:04 PM

wow. Thanks for the reply. I did sort of give up on it. Now your post has giving me new hope.