This is what i've done with this hack well just started mesing about with it
Code:
<html>
<head>
<STYLE type=text/css>BODY {
SCROLLBAR-FACE-COLOR: #336699; SCROLLBAR-HIGHLIGHT-COLOR: #cccccc; SCROLLBAR-SHADOW-COLOR: #cccccc; SCROLLBAR-3DLIGHT-COLOR: #c0c0c0; SCROLLBAR-ARROW-COLOR: #666666; SCROLLBAR-TRACK-COLOR: #808080; SCROLLBAR-DARKSHADOW-COLOR: #391918
}
</STYLE>
<STYLE type="text/css">
{font-family: helvetica,arial}
A:visited {text-decoration: none;COLOR: #ffffff}
A:link {text-decoration: none;COLOR: #ffffff}
</STYLE>
<title>Whats going on the board</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#336699">
<div align="left">
<table border="1" width="736" height="521">
<tr>
<td width="730" height="74">
<?php
require("global.php3");
$foruminfo=$DB_site->query("SELECT forumid, title FROM forum WHERE forumid<>2 AND forumid<>3 AND forumid<>4 AND forumid<>5 AND forumid<>6 AND forumid<>7 AND forumid<>8 AND forumid<>9 AND forumid<>10 AND forumid<>11 AND forumid<>12 AND forumid<>13 AND forumid<>14 AND forumid<>15 AND forumid<>16 AND forumid<>16 AND forumid<>17 AND forumid<>18 AND forumid<>19 ORDER BY displayorder");
while ($forum=$DB_site->fetch_array($foruminfo)) {
echo ("<b><br><a href=\"forumdisplay.php3?forumid=".$forum[forumid]."\">".$forum[title]."</a></b><br>");
$threadinfo=$DB_site->query("SELECT threadid,title,replycount,views FROM thread WHERE forumid=$forum[forumid] AND dateline > UNIX_TIMESTAMP(curdate()-30) ORDER BY views DESC LIMIT 4");
while ($thread=$DB_site->fetch_array($threadinfo)) {
echo (" ? <a href=\"showthread.php3?threadid=".$thread[threadid]."\">".htmlspecialchars($thread[title])."</a><font color=\"#000000\"> [views: ".$thread[views]."] [replies: ".$thread[replycount]."]</font><br>");
}
}
?>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="748" height="74">
<?php
$foruminfo=$DB_site->query("SELECT forumid, title FROM forum WHERE forumid<>1 AND forumid<>3 AND forumid<>4 AND forumid<>5 AND forumid<>6 AND forumid<>7 AND forumid<>8 AND forumid<>9 AND forumid<>10 AND forumid<>11 AND forumid<>12 AND forumid<>13 AND forumid<>14 AND forumid<>15 AND forumid<>16 AND forumid<>16 AND forumid<>17 AND forumid<>18 AND forumid<>19 ORDER BY displayorder");
while ($forum=$DB_site->fetch_array($foruminfo)) {
echo ("<b><br><a href=\"forumdisplay.php3?forumid=".$forum[forumid]."\">".$forum[title]."</a></b><br>");
$threadinfo=$DB_site->query("SELECT threadid,title,replycount,views FROM thread WHERE forumid=$forum[forumid] AND dateline > UNIX_TIMESTAMP(curdate()-30) ORDER BY views DESC LIMIT 4");
while ($thread=$DB_site->fetch_array($threadinfo)) {
echo (" ? <a href=\"showthread.php3?threadid=".$thread[threadid]."\">".htmlspecialchars($thread[title])."</a><font color=\"#000000\"> [views: ".$thread[views]."] [replies: ".$thread[replycount]."]</font><br>");
}
}
?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
i had to add - all forums but the one i wanted in the frame this way i could cose what forum was displayed first
hope this helps anyone thought i would share it as it looks alot better than starnard

cya trinity