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
 	 */