[kh99]

Try this:

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://localhost/forum4/external.php?type=js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
        var maxlen = 30;
	for (var i = 0; i < threads.length; i++)
	{
            var title = (threads[i]['title'].length > maxlen ? threads[i]['title'].substr(1, maxlen - 3) + "..." : threads[i]['title']);
            document.write ('<a href="http://www.My-Site.net/forum/showthread.php?t=' + threads[i]['threadid'] + '"> <span style="color:#FFFF00"> ' + ' <img src="images/star.png" alt="star icon"/>  '  + title + ' </span> </a> <em>Posted by: ' + threads[i]['poster'] + '</em><br />');
	}
//-->
</script>

of course you should change maxlen to whatever you want.