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How to add increase column width

Hi folks,

I have following entries on a php script

Code:

.....

.....

// List of RSS URLs



$rss_left = array(



'http://www.rte.ie/rss/gaa.xml',



'http://www.freshfolder.com/rss.php'



);



$rss_right = array(



'http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/rss',



'http://phpbuilder.com/rss_feed.php'



);



// Create lastRSS object

....

....

I can't resolve how to incease the blank column width between left and right columns.

Please shed me somelight. TIA

B.R.
satimis

What exactly do you mean by "create the blank column width?" Do you have a visual example?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nor (Post 12394)

What exactly do you mean by "create the blank column width?"

Both columns are scrolling on a marquee container/window w/o problem. But the left/right URLs are too close. I expect to get them a little bid apart, i.e. to increase the blank space between the left and right URLs or to add a narrow blank column between the left and right columns. Thanks

satimis

Elaborate completely satimis! What are you trying to achieve?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haris (Post 12398)

Elaborate completely satimis! What are you trying to achieve?

OK.

I made mistake on entering the titles of my 2 postings. Now I repeat what I'm searching for as follows;

I have 2 PHP scripts for RSS feeds, one with the news displaying on single column and another on twin column. The news are scrolling on a marquee container/window/tag written on javascript (another script).

Both PHP scripts are working. I won't run them at the same time. (This is a test only)

1)
Single column PHP script

Code:

<?php

function ShowOneRSS($url) {

global $rss;

if ($rs = $rss->get($url)) {

echo '<h2><a href="'.$rs['link'].'">'.$rs['title']."</a></h2>\n";

echo $rs['description']."<br>\n";

echo "<ul>\n";

foreach ($rs['items'] as $item) {

echo '<li><a href="'.$item['link'].'" title="'.$item['description'].'">'.$item['title'].'</a></li>';

}

if ($rs['items_count'] <= 0) { echo "<li>Sorry, no items found in the RSS file :-(</li>"; }

echo "</ul>\n";

}

}

// ===

// include lastRSS

include "lastRSS.php";

// List of RSS URLs

$rss_left = array(

'http://www.rte.ie/rss/gaa.xml',

'http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/rss',

'http://www.freshfolder.com/rss.php'

);



// Create lastRSS object

$rss = new lastRSS;

// Set cache dir, cache interval and character encoding

$rss->cache_dir = 'cache';

$rss->cache_time = 14000; // (4hrs)

$rss->cp = '';

$rss->items_limit = 5;

// Show all rss files

echo '<table class="rss_section" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">';

foreach ($rss_left as $url) ShowOneRSS($url);

echo '</td></tr></table>';

?>

I need adding blank lines between each sites. So they don't look as stacked on top of another site.

2)
Twin column (2 columns) PHP script

Code:

<?php



function ShowOneRSS($url) {



global $rss;



if ($rs = $rss->get($url)) {



echo '<h2><a href="'.$rs['link'].'">'.$rs['title']."</a></h2>\n";



echo $rs['description']."<br>\n";



echo "<ul>\n";



foreach ($rs['items'] as $item) {



echo '<li><a href="'.$item['link'].'" title="'.$item['description'].'">'.$item['title'].'</a></li>';



}



if ($rs['items_count'] <= 0) { echo "<li>Sorry, no items found in the RSS file :-(</li>"; }



echo "</ul>\n";



}



}



// ===



// include lastRSS



include "lastRSS.php";



// List of RSS URLs



$rss_left = array(



'http://www.rte.ie/rss/gaa.xml',



'http://www.freshfolder.com/rss.php'



);



$rss_right = array(



'http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/rss',



'http://phpbuilder.com/rss_feed.php'



);



// Create lastRSS object



$rss = new lastRSS;



// Set cache dir, cache interval and character encoding



$rss->cache_dir = 'cache';



$rss->cache_time = 14000; // (4hrs)



$rss->cp = '';



$rss->items_limit = 5;



// Show all rss files



echo '<table class="rss_section" cellpadding="5" border="0"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">';



foreach ($rss_left as $url) ShowOneRSS($url);



echo '</td><td width="50%" valign="top">';



foreach ($rss_right as $url) ShowOneRSS($url);



echo '</td></tr></table>';



?>

The URLs on left and right columns are too close. I'm trying making them apart. I'm searching a solution adding a blank narrow column between them OR with some other methods.

B.R.
satimis

Why are there two threads, that you sir, have made about the same topic at hand?

Anyway, I don't quite understand what you're trying to achieve? Do you want some css? you could do this

Code:

span.url {

display:block;

padding:5px;

}

This makes the url break a new line, and add a spacing around it by 5 pixels around the whole thing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orc (Post 12400)

Do you want some css? you could do this

Code:

span.url {

display:block;

padding:5px;

}

This makes the url break a new line, and add a spacing around it by 5 pixels around the whole thing.

Where shall I put the above lines? On single column PHP script there are 3 urls;

'http://www.rte.ie/rss/gaa.xml',
'http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/rss',
'http://www.freshfolder.com/rss.php'

Shall I do it on each url? TIA

B.R.
satimis