Index: theme.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/theme.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.295
diff -u -F^f -r1.295 theme.inc
--- theme.inc	7 May 2006 00:08:36 -0000	1.295
+++ theme.inc	8 May 2006 14:36:10 -0000
@@ -845,6 +845,44 @@ function theme_item_list($items = array(
   return $output;
 }
 
+ /**
+ * Return a themed list of items.
+ * Patch pending at http://drupal.org/node/54898
+ * @param $items
+ *   An array of items to be displayed in the list.
+ *   The argument is: array("term" => $term, "definitions" => $definitions)
+ *   If you provide the $definition as arrays, you will get multiple DDs with each DT.
+ *   If you provide the $definitions as a string, only one DD will be added to the DT.
+ * @param $title
+ *   The title of the list.
+ * @return
+ *   A string containing the list output.
+ */
+function theme_definition_list($items = array(), $title = NULL) {
+  $output = '<div class="definition-list">';
+  if (isset($title)) {
+    $output .= '<h3>'. $title .'</h3>';
+  }
+
+  if (!empty($items)) {
+    $output .= "<dl>";;
+    foreach ($items as $item) {
+      $output .= '<dt>'. check_plain($item['term']) .'</dt>';
+      if (is_string($item['definitions'])) {
+        $output .= '<dd>'. filter_xss($item['definitions']) .'</dd>';
+      }
+      elseif (is_array($item['definitions'])) {
+        foreach ($item['definitions'] as $definition) {
+          $output .= '<dd>'.filter_xss($definition) .'</dd>';
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    $output .= "</dl>";
+  }
+  $output .= '</div>';
+  return $output;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns code that emits the 'more help'-link.
  */