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[evgen2011 Friend evgen2011Join date: July 2011Posts: 36Downloads:6Uploads:0]

#171917

Hello!
Can someone please explain me how to modify Ja slidenews module so, that instead of max number of characters in introtexts there`d be possible to set maximum number of words. Introtexts look ugly with this kind of stuff at the end of words: �
Thanks in advance for any information on my issue.

[evgen2011 Friend evgen2011Join date: July 2011Posts: 36Downloads:6Uploads:0]

#430508

I wish someone would help me with this. Auu! staff members where are you?

[bratis Friend bratisJoin date: September 2012Posts: 2Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanked: 1 times in 2 posts]

#467968

I have exactly the same problem. Can someone help us?

[bratis Friend bratisJoin date: September 2012Posts: 2Downloads:0Uploads:0 Thanked: 1 times in 2 posts]

#468070

I found the solution!

Edit the file helper.php in row 556 where you will see the code:

function trimString( $title, $max=60 ){

if( strlen($title) > $max ){
return substr( $title, 0, $max ) . '...';
}
return $title;
}

and replace it with the following code:

function trimString( $title, $max=60 ){

if( strlen($title) > $max ){
return JString::substr( $title, 0, $max ) . '...';
}
return $title;
}

I hope this helps you and all the others that have the same problem!

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[MoonSailor Friend MoonSailorJoin date: November 2011Posts: 1106Downloads:0Uploads:245 Thanks: 89 Thanked: 248 times in 223 posts]

#468072

Hi bratis,

It caused the error at ending of words: � because your site is using UTF-8 strings. In this case, you can using function :
[PHP]
function utf8_substr($str,$start)
{
preg_match_all(“/./u”, $str, $ar);

if(func_num_args() >= 3) {
$end = func_get_arg(2);
return join(“”,array_slice($ar[0],$start,$end));
} else {
return join(“”,array_slice($ar[0],$start));
}
}
[/PHP]

replaced by :
[PHP]
substr( $title, 0, $max )
[/PHP]

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