Modifying the News module output to 2 column?

[beeblebrox]

I may have missed this somewhere, but I hope not. Anyway, I'd like to take the default News module, and have it lay out stories in a 2-column format, not the 1-column it does now. I'm not sure how to handle the auto-increment built-in to the News function; I am able to get the same story twice on a line, but that's not what I want.

Example: Currently, I get this output:

#1 #1
#2 #2
#3 #3

What I want is this:

#1 #2
#3 #4
#5 #6

I just can't figure it. Is there a way to do this? Thanks.

[kweitzel]

Why don't you show us your code? Makes it easier to suggest something. Also have a look into the forum, three is a post which does something similar (on a smaller scale). Search for "News module: 2 headlines (with readmore) and the rest as a list" ... you will need to customise it for your needs.

cheers

Klaus

[beeblebrox]

Klaus,

Oh, there's no real code, just manipulating the HTML in the Settings for the default News module at the moment. I searched and found the post you're referring to, but that's not quite what I was asking... I wanted to know if it was possible using the default news module to get a layout like that. But I don't think it is... so, thank you in that regard.

[kweitzel]

The newsmodule itself is not laid out to display like that due to the loop. What you could try is to make it DIV based.

Assign a 50% width to the DIV going around the loop and then float it left. that might just do the trick.

cheers

Klaus

[beeblebrox]

Klaus,

Yes, that might just work. Thank you for being a sounding board and perhaps getting me on the right track.

[babsy]

HI....

i´m trying to do the same, did you find any solution for this ??