preparatory work for supporting a "list view" mode for conversations. This would be useful for forum-like channels and/or block-oriented themes.

include/ItemObject.php

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require_once('boot.php');
 /**
  * An item
  */
+
 class Item extends BaseObject {
 	public  $data = array();
 	private $template = 'conv_item.tpl';
@@ -458,6 +459,11 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 		return $this->template;
 	}
 
+
+	private function set_template($t) {
+		$this->template = $t;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Check if this is a toplevel post
 	 */

include/conversation.php

@@ -782,6 +782,9 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $page_mode = 'traditional', $
 //					$tx1 = dba_timer();
                     $item_object = new Item($item);
                     $conv->add_thread($item_object);
+					if($page_mode === 'list') 
+						$item_object->set_template('conv_list.tpl');
+
 //					$tx2 = dba_timer();
 //					if($mode === 'network')
 //						profiler($tx1,$tx2,'add thread ' . $item['id']);