X-Cart forums - Need help with featured products

Products.tpl
Code:
{* $Id: products.tpl,v 1.1.2.3 2007/04/25 12:28:50 max Exp $ *}

{if $active_modules.Feature_Comparison ne '' && $products && $printable ne 'Y' && $products_has_fclasses}

{include file="modules/Feature_Comparison/compare_selected_button.tpl"}

{include file="modules/Feature_Comparison/products_check_js.tpl"}

{/if}

{if $usertype eq "C" and $config.Appearance.products_per_row ne "" and $config.Appearance.products_per_row gt 0 and $config.Appearance.products_per_row lt 4 and ($featured eq "Y" or $config.Appearance.featured_only_multicolumn eq "N")}

{include file="customer/main/products_t.tpl" products=$products}

{else}

{if $products}

{section name=product loop=$products}

{if $smarty.section.product.first}

<br />

{/if}

{assign var="discount" value=0}

<table width="100%">

<tr>

<td class="PListImgBox">

<div class="PListImgBox">

<a href="product.php?productid={$products[product].productid}&amp;cat={$cat}&amp;page={$navigation_page}{if $featured eq 'Y'}&amp;featured{/if}">{include file="product_thumbnail.tpl" productid=$products[product].productid image_x=$config.Appearance.thumbnail_width product=$products[product].product tmbn_url=$products[product].tmbn_url}</a>

{if $active_modules.Special_Offers ne "" and $products[product].have_offers}

{include file="modules/Special_Offers/customer/product_offer_thumb.tpl" product=$products[product]}

{/if}

</div>

<a href="product.php?productid={$products[product].productid}&amp;cat={$cat}&amp;page={$navigation_page}{if $featured eq 'Y'}&amp;featured{/if}">{$lng.lbl_see_details}</a>

{if $active_modules.Feature_Comparison ne '' && $products[product].fclassid > 0 && $printable ne 'Y'}

<br />

<br />

<div align="center">

{include file="modules/Feature_Comparison/compare_checkbox.tpl" id=$products[product].productid}

</div>

{/if}

</td>

<td valign="top">

  <p><a href="product.php?productid={$products[product].productid}&amp;cat={$cat}&amp;page={$navigation_page}{if $featured eq 'Y'}&amp;featured{/if}"><font class="ProductTitle">{$products[product].product}</font></a> {if $config.Appearance.display_productcode_in_list eq "Y" and $products[product].productcode ne ""} <br />

    {$lng.lbl_sku}: {$products[product].productcode}

    {/if} <br />

  {foreach from=$products[product].extra_fields item="ef"}

{if $ef.value ne ''}

<br>

<strong>{$ef.field}:</strong> {$ef.value}

{/if}

{/foreach}

    <font size="1">

  <br />

  <br />

      {$products[product].descr|truncate:300:"...":true} </font></p>

        </font>

    </p>

  <hr class="PListLine" size="1" />

{if $products[product].product_type eq "C"}

{include file="buttons/details.tpl" href="product.php?productid=`$products[product].productid`&amp;cat=`$cat`&amp;page=`$navigation_page`"}

{else}

{if $active_modules.Subscriptions ne "" and ($products[product].catalogprice gt 0 or $products[product].sub_priceplan gt 0)}

{include file="modules/Subscriptions/subscription_info_inlist.tpl"}

{else}

{if $config.General.unlimited_products ne "Y" && ($products[product].avail le 0 or $products[product].avail lt $products[product].min_amount) && $products[product].variantid}

&nbsp;

{elseif $products[product].taxed_price ne 0}

{if $products[product].list_price gt 0 and $products[product].taxed_price lt $products[product].list_price}

{math equation="100-(price/lprice)*100" price=$products[product].taxed_price lprice=$products[product].list_price format="%3.0f" assign=discount}

{if $discount gt 0}

<font class="MarketPrice">{$lng.lbl_market_price}: <s>

{include file="currency.tpl" value=$products[product].list_price}

</s></font><br />

{/if}

{/if}

{if $active_modules.Special_Offers ne "" and $products[product].use_special_price ne ""}

<s>

{/if}

<font class="ProductPrice">{$lng.lbl_our_price}: {include file="currency.tpl" value=$products[product].taxed_price}</font><font class="MarketPrice">{include file="customer/main/alter_currency_value.tpl" alter_currency_value=$products[product].taxed_price}</font>{if $discount gt 0}{if $config.General.alter_currency_symbol ne ""},{/if} {$lng.lbl_save_price} {$discount}%{/if}

{if $active_modules.Special_Offers ne "" and $products[product].use_special_price ne ""}

</s>

{/if}

{if $products[product].taxes}

<br />

<div class="PListTaxBox">{include file="customer/main/taxed_price.tpl" taxes=$products[product].taxes}</div>

{/if}

{if $active_modules.Special_Offers ne "" and $products[product].use_special_price ne ""}

{include file="modules/Special_Offers/customer/product_special_price.tpl" product=$products[product]}

{/if}

{else}

<font class="ProductPrice">{$lng.lbl_enter_your_price}</font>

{/if}

{/if}

{if $usertype eq "C" and $config.Appearance.buynow_button_enabled eq "Y"}

{include file="customer/main/buy_now.tpl" product=$products[product]}

{/if}

{/if}

</td>

</tr>

</table>

<br />

<br />

<br />

{/section}

{if $active_modules.Feature_Comparison ne '' && $products && $printable ne 'Y' && $products_has_fclasses}

{include file="modules/Feature_Comparison/compare_selected_button.tpl" no_form=true}

{/if}

{else}

{$lng.txt_no_products_found}

{/if}

{/if}
I guess, that is the code we are talking about:
Quote:
{foreach from=$products[product].extra_fields item="ef"}
{if $ef.value ne ''}
Ok, then the second question:

How can i do 2 column view for featured produts with short descriptions?