Index: README.txt
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/views_bonus/README.txt,v
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -F^f -r1.2 README.txt
--- README.txt	11 Sep 2006 16:45:09 -0000	1.2
+++ README.txt	27 Oct 2006 03:45:23 -0000
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 Panels: Teasers, 3 columns
   Requires panels.module -- like above, but merely left/middle/right
   alternating.
+
+Panels: By term, 3 columns
+  Requires panels.module -- terms presented as tables within columns such as http://sfbay.craigslist.org/.
   
 Bonus: Summary + full view
   Stacks a summary version of a view above a full view or additional 
Index: views_bonus.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/views_bonus/views_bonus.module,v
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -F^f -r1.2 views_bonus.module
--- views_bonus.module	11 Sep 2006 15:35:20 -0000	1.2
+++ views_bonus.module	27 Oct 2006 03:45:24 -0000
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ function views_bonus_views_style_plugins
       'theme' => 'views_bonus_panels_threecol',
       'summary_theme' => 'views_summary',
     );
+    $items['panels_threecol_term'] = array(
+      'name' => t('Panels: By Term, 3 columns'),
+      'theme' => 'views_bonus_panels_byterm_detail',
+      'summary_theme' => 'views_bonus_panels_byterm_summary',
+    );
   }
   $items['summary_combo'] = array(
     'name' => t('Bonus: Summary + full view'),
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@ function views_bonus_views_style_plugins
   }
   return $items;
 }
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Plugin themes
 /**
@@ -156,6 +162,52 @@ function theme_views_bonus_panels_threec
   }
   return panels_print_layout('threecol_33_34_33', $content);
 }
+
+// inspired by the the 3 column classifieds in the middle section of http://sfbay.craigslist.org/
+function theme_views_bonus_panels_byterm_summary($view, $type, $items, $level, $args) {
+  // argument 0 must be a vocabulary ID
+  $vid = $view->args[0];
+  $tree = taxonomy_get_tree($vid);
+  // group terms with their parent
+  foreach ($tree as $term) {
+    $cnt = taxonomy_term_count_nodes($term->tid);
+    $txt = array(_taxonomy_depth($term->depth). ' '. l($term->name, "$view->real_url/$term->tid"). " ($cnt)"); 
+    if ($term->depth == 0) {
+      $parent_tid = $term->tid;
+      $groups[$parent_tid]['header'] = $txt;
+    }
+    else {
+      $groups[$parent_tid]['rows'][] = $txt;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // render the groups into tables spread across 3 columns
+  $content = array();
+  $i=0;
+  foreach ($groups as $group) {
+    switch ($i % 3) {
+      case 0:
+        $section = 'left';
+        break;
+      case 1:
+        $section = 'middle';
+        break;
+      case 2:
+        $section = 'right';
+        break;
+    }
+    $content[$section] .= theme('table', $group['header'], $group['rows']);
+    $i++;
+  }  
+  return panels_print_layout('threecol_33_34_33', $content);
+}
+
+function theme_views_bonus_panels_byterm_detail($view, $nodes, $type, $level = NULL, $args = NULL, $summary = FALSE) {
+  $teasers = true;
+  $links = true;
+  return theme('views_view_nodes', $view, $nodes, $type, $teasers, $links);
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Combo theme with summary on top and full view below
 /**
@@ -506,5 +558,74 @@ function views_bonus_views_default_views
     $view->requires = array(term_lineage, node);
     $views[$view->name] = $view;
   }
+  
+  if (module_exist('panels')) {  
+    $view = new stdClass();
+    $view->name = 'panels_by_term';
+    $view->description = 'Standard taxonomy presentation except the summary view presents terms within narrow tables in a 3 column layout like http://sfbay.craigslist.org/.';
+    $view->access = array ();
+    $view->view_args_php = '';
+    $view->page = TRUE;
+    $view->page_title = 'panels_by_term';
+    $view->page_header = '';
+    $view->page_header_format = '1';
+    $view->page_footer = '';
+    $view->page_footer_format = '1';
+    $view->page_empty = '';
+    $view->page_empty_format = '1';
+    $view->page_type = 'panels_threecol_term';
+    $view->url = 'panels_by_term';
+    $view->use_pager = TRUE;
+    $view->nodes_per_page = '10';
+    $view->sort = array (
+      array (
+        'tablename' => 'node',
+        'field' => 'sticky',
+        'sortorder' => 'DESC',
+        'options' => '',
+      ),
+      array (
+        'tablename' => 'node',
+        'field' => 'created',
+        'sortorder' => 'DESC',
+        'options' => '',
+      ),
+    );
+    $view->argument = array (
+      array (
+        'type' => 'vocid',
+        'argdefault' => '1',
+        'title' => '%1',
+        'options' => '',
+        'wildcard' => '',
+        'wildcard_substitution' => '',
+      ),
+      array (
+        'type' => 'taxid',
+        'argdefault' => '6',
+        'title' => '%1 - %2',
+        'options' => '9',
+        'wildcard' => '',
+        'wildcard_substitution' => '',
+      ),
+    );
+    $view->field = array (
+      array (
+        'tablename' => 'node',
+        'field' => 'title',
+        'label' => '',
+        'handler' => 'views_handler_field_nodelink',
+        'options' => 'link',
+      ),
+      );
+    $view->filter = array (
+    );
+    $view->exposed_filter = array (
+    );
+    $view->requires = array(node);
+
+    $views[$view->name] = $view;
+  }
+  
   return $views;
 }
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