- Some visual improvements.  More suggestions welcome.

modules/tracker.module

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function tracker_help() {
   return $output;
 }
 
-function tracker_system($field){
+function tracker_system($field) {
   $system["description"] = t("Enables tracking of recent posts for users.");
   return $system[$field];
 }
@@ -23,35 +23,45 @@ function tracker_link($type) {
 function tracker_posts($id = 0) {
 
   if ($id) {
-    $sresult = db_query_range("SELECT n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name, GREATEST(n.changed, c.timestamp) AS last_activity FROM node n LEFT JOIN comments c ON n.nid = c.nid LEFT JOIN users u ON n.uid = u.uid WHERE n.uid = '". check_query($id) ."' AND n.status = 1 GROUP BY n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.nid, u.name ORDER BY last_activity DESC", 0, 15);
+    $sresult = db_query_range("SELECT n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name, MAX(GREATEST(n.changed, c.timestamp)) AS last_activity FROM node n LEFT JOIN comments c ON n.nid = c.nid LEFT JOIN users u ON n.uid = u.uid WHERE n.uid = '". check_query($id) ."' AND n.status = 1 GROUP BY n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name ORDER BY last_activity DESC", 0, 15);
   }
   else {
-    $sresult = db_query_range("SELECT n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name, GREATEST(n.changed, c.timestamp) AS last_activity FROM node n LEFT JOIN comments c ON n.nid = c.nid LEFT JOIN users u ON n.uid = u.uid WHERE n.status = 1 GROUP BY n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.nid, u.name ORDER BY last_activity DESC", 0, 15);
+    $sresult = db_query_range("SELECT n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name, MAX(GREATEST(n.changed, c.timestamp)) AS last_activity FROM node n LEFT JOIN comments c ON n.nid = c.nid LEFT JOIN users u ON n.uid = u.uid WHERE n.status = 1 GROUP BY n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name ORDER BY last_activity DESC", 0, 15);
   }
 
+  $header = array(t("Type"), t("Title"), t("Author"));
+
   while ($node = db_fetch_object($sresult)) {
     if ($id) {
-      $cresult = db_query("SELECT c.*, u.name FROM comments c LEFT JOIN users u ON c.uid = u.uid WHERE c.timestamp > %d AND c.uid = '%d' AND c.nid = '%d' AND c.status = 0 ORDER BY cid DESC", time() - 259200, $id, $node->nid);
+      $cresult = db_query("SELECT c.*, u.name FROM comments c LEFT JOIN users u ON c.uid = u.uid WHERE c.uid = '%d' AND c.nid = '%d' AND c.status = 0 ORDER BY cid DESC", $id, $node->nid);
     }
     else {
-      $cresult = db_query("SELECT c.*, u.name FROM comments c LEFT JOIN users u ON c.uid = u.uid WHERE c.timestamp > %d AND c.nid = '%d' AND c.status = 0 ORDER BY cid DESC", time() - 259200, $node->nid);
+      $cresult = db_query("SELECT c.*, u.name FROM comments c LEFT JOIN users u ON c.uid = u.uid WHERE c.nid = '%d' AND c.status = 0 ORDER BY cid DESC", $node->nid);
     }
 
+    $type = ucfirst(module_invoke($node->type, "node", "name"));
     $title = l($node->title, "node/view/$node->nid") ." ". (node_is_new($node->nid, $node->changed) ? theme("theme_mark") : "");
-    $type = module_invoke($node->type, "node", "name");
+    $author = format_name($node);
 
     $comments = array();
     while ($comment = db_fetch_object($cresult)) {
       $comments[] = "<li>". l($comment->subject, "node/view/$node->nid#$comment->cid") ." ". t("by") ." ". format_name($comment) ." ". (node_is_new($comment->nid, $comment->timestamp) ? theme("theme_mark") : "") ."</li>\n";
     }
 
-    $output .= "<p>". t("%type %title by %author", array("%type" => ucfirst($type), "%title" => $title, "%author" => format_name($node))) ."</p>";
-
     if ($comments) {
-      $output .= "<ul>". implode("\n", $comments) ."</ul>";
+      $comments = "<ul>". implode("\n", $comments) ."</ul>";
+    }
+    else {
+      $comments = "";
     }
+
+    $rows[] = array(array("data" => $type, "class" => "type"), array("data" => $title . $comments, "class" => "content"), array("data" => $author, "class" => "author"));
   }
 
+  $output  = "<div id=\"tracker\">";
+  $output .= table($header, $rows);
+  $output .= "</div>";
+
   return $output;
 }
 

modules/tracker/tracker.module

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ function tracker_help() {
   return $output;
 }
 
-function tracker_system($field){
+function tracker_system($field) {
   $system["description"] = t("Enables tracking of recent posts for users.");
   return $system[$field];
 }
@@ -23,35 +23,45 @@ function tracker_link($type) {
 function tracker_posts($id = 0) {
 
   if ($id) {
-    $sresult = db_query_range("SELECT n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name, GREATEST(n.changed, c.timestamp) AS last_activity FROM node n LEFT JOIN comments c ON n.nid = c.nid LEFT JOIN users u ON n.uid = u.uid WHERE n.uid = '". check_query($id) ."' AND n.status = 1 GROUP BY n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.nid, u.name ORDER BY last_activity DESC", 0, 15);
+    $sresult = db_query_range("SELECT n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name, MAX(GREATEST(n.changed, c.timestamp)) AS last_activity FROM node n LEFT JOIN comments c ON n.nid = c.nid LEFT JOIN users u ON n.uid = u.uid WHERE n.uid = '". check_query($id) ."' AND n.status = 1 GROUP BY n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name ORDER BY last_activity DESC", 0, 15);
   }
   else {
-    $sresult = db_query_range("SELECT n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name, GREATEST(n.changed, c.timestamp) AS last_activity FROM node n LEFT JOIN comments c ON n.nid = c.nid LEFT JOIN users u ON n.uid = u.uid WHERE n.status = 1 GROUP BY n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.nid, u.name ORDER BY last_activity DESC", 0, 15);
+    $sresult = db_query_range("SELECT n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name, MAX(GREATEST(n.changed, c.timestamp)) AS last_activity FROM node n LEFT JOIN comments c ON n.nid = c.nid LEFT JOIN users u ON n.uid = u.uid WHERE n.status = 1 GROUP BY n.nid, n.title, n.type, n.changed, n.uid, u.name ORDER BY last_activity DESC", 0, 15);
   }
 
+  $header = array(t("Type"), t("Title"), t("Author"));
+
   while ($node = db_fetch_object($sresult)) {
     if ($id) {
-      $cresult = db_query("SELECT c.*, u.name FROM comments c LEFT JOIN users u ON c.uid = u.uid WHERE c.timestamp > %d AND c.uid = '%d' AND c.nid = '%d' AND c.status = 0 ORDER BY cid DESC", time() - 259200, $id, $node->nid);
+      $cresult = db_query("SELECT c.*, u.name FROM comments c LEFT JOIN users u ON c.uid = u.uid WHERE c.uid = '%d' AND c.nid = '%d' AND c.status = 0 ORDER BY cid DESC", $id, $node->nid);
     }
     else {
-      $cresult = db_query("SELECT c.*, u.name FROM comments c LEFT JOIN users u ON c.uid = u.uid WHERE c.timestamp > %d AND c.nid = '%d' AND c.status = 0 ORDER BY cid DESC", time() - 259200, $node->nid);
+      $cresult = db_query("SELECT c.*, u.name FROM comments c LEFT JOIN users u ON c.uid = u.uid WHERE c.nid = '%d' AND c.status = 0 ORDER BY cid DESC", $node->nid);
     }
 
+    $type = ucfirst(module_invoke($node->type, "node", "name"));
     $title = l($node->title, "node/view/$node->nid") ." ". (node_is_new($node->nid, $node->changed) ? theme("theme_mark") : "");
-    $type = module_invoke($node->type, "node", "name");
+    $author = format_name($node);
 
     $comments = array();
     while ($comment = db_fetch_object($cresult)) {
       $comments[] = "<li>". l($comment->subject, "node/view/$node->nid#$comment->cid") ." ". t("by") ." ". format_name($comment) ." ". (node_is_new($comment->nid, $comment->timestamp) ? theme("theme_mark") : "") ."</li>\n";
     }
 
-    $output .= "<p>". t("%type %title by %author", array("%type" => ucfirst($type), "%title" => $title, "%author" => format_name($node))) ."</p>";
-
     if ($comments) {
-      $output .= "<ul>". implode("\n", $comments) ."</ul>";
+      $comments = "<ul>". implode("\n", $comments) ."</ul>";
+    }
+    else {
+      $comments = "";
     }
+
+    $rows[] = array(array("data" => $type, "class" => "type"), array("data" => $title . $comments, "class" => "content"), array("data" => $author, "class" => "author"));
   }
 
+  $output  = "<div id=\"tracker\">";
+  $output .= table($header, $rows);
+  $output .= "</div>";
+
   return $output;
 }