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Adding a blank middle column between two content columns?

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misteraven
Posted: 01 July 2014 07:58 PM
misteraven

Hi,

Wondering if its possible to create an empty spacer column between two content columns with tables (3 column layout)?

I’ve created a two column table with channel content in each. Now I’m looking to add an extra column between both thats really just for spacing. When I try and loop it, everything I do, turn this into 4 columns (content, space, content, space). Seem like something like EE’s backspace=”” tag would be helpful in this situation.

Anyhow, here’s the block of code I’m working with (kinda intricate, but its being used to feed HTML into an automated newsletter script)...

{exp:columnbo:table columns="2" delimiter="|" direction="horizontal" overflow="table" table_open="<tr><td><table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='100%'>" cell_start="<td align='center' class='clear-both' valign='top' width='300'>" cell_end="</td>" table_close = "</table></td></tr>" tbody_open="" tbody_close=""}
                            
<?php $start_time = ee()->localize->format_date('%Y-%m-%d %H:%i', ee()->localize->now - 561600); ?>
{exp:channel:entries channel="news" start_on="<?php echo $start_time; ?>" limit="8" rdf="off" dynamic="off" orderby="view_count_one" sort="desc" backspace="5"}
                                    
    <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
     <tr>
            <td align="center">
          <a href="/{categories}{category_url_title}{/categories}/{url_title}" target="_blank">
                    <img alt="" height="192" src="{news_thumb}" style="display:block;border:1px solid #999999;" width="300">
          </a>
            </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
            <td height="10" style="font-size:0px; line-height:0px;">&nbsp;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td class="sp" style="font-family:Helvatica, Arial, sans-serif; color:#555555; text-align:left; font-weight:bold; font-size:16px;">
             <a href="/{categories}{category_url_title}{/categories}/{url_title}" style="text-decoration:none; color:#555555;" target="_blank">{title}</a>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
   <td height="18" style="font-size:0px; line-height:0px;">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
 </table><td class="clear-both" height="18" width="27">&nbsp;</td>|
                                    
{/exp:channel:entries}                                  
{/exp:columnbo:table} 

Appreciate any assistance. Thanks!
 
misteraven
Posted: 02 July 2014 10:04 PM # 1
misteraven

Sorry, still stuck on this.

Any suggestions or assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
 
jayalfredprufrock
Posted: 03 July 2014 01:48 PM # 2
Developer
jayalfredprufrock

Sorry for the late reply, I don’t really support these old EE extensions anymore. Is there a way to indicate that some where?

To your question, I’m not entirely sure I understand what you are trying to accomplish, but would something like this work? (I’ve simplified the code a bit…)

{exp:columnbo:table columns="4" delimiter="|" direction="horizontal" overflow="table"}
{exp:channel:entries limit="8"}
<table><tr><td>{title}</td></tr></table>|<table class="empty-table"><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table>|
{/exp:channel:entries}
{/exp:columnbo:table} 

This should produce a table with nested alternating content/empty tables.

If you only wanted a single empty column in between two content columns (3 column layout) you could do something like this:

{exp:columnbo:table columns="3" delimiter="|" direction="horizontal" overflow="table"}
{exp:channel:entries limit="8" backspace="61"}
<table><tr><td>{title}</td></tr></table>|<table class="empty-table"><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table>|
{/exp:channel:entries}
{/exp:columnbo:table} 

This just uses the backspace feature to remove the last trailing table and delimiter. None of this is actually tested but hopefully it gives you an idea. Good luck!

Andrew
 
 
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