Index: trunk/themes/default2007/platform/designs/categories.tpl
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r8496 -r8506
--- trunk/themes/default2007/platform/designs/categories.tpl	(.../categories.tpl)	(revision 8496)
+++ trunk/themes/default2007/platform/designs/categories.tpl	(.../categories.tpl)	(revision 8506)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <inp2:m_DefineElement name="category_element">
 	<td style="width: <inp2:ColumnWidth/>">
-	
+
 		<table>
 			<tr>
 				<td class="directory-icon" valign="top">
@@ -12,19 +12,14 @@
 					<inp2:m_else/>
 						<a href="<inp2:CategoryLink template="__default__"/>" class="text-title"><inp2:Field name="Name"/></a> <span class="text-grey">(<inp2:m_phrase name="lu_SubCats"/>: <inp2:SubCatCount/>)</span>
 					</inp2:m_if>
-					
-					<inp2:m_if check="Field" name="IsHot"><img src="<inp2:m_TemplatesBase module="In-Portal"/>img/icon_hot.gif" alt="<inp2:m_phrase name="lu_Hot"/>"/></inp2:m_if>
+
 					<inp2:m_if check="Field" name="IsNew"><img src="<inp2:m_TemplatesBase module="In-Portal"/>img/icon_new.gif" alt="<inp2:m_phrase name="lu_New"/>"/></inp2:m_if>
-					<inp2:m_if check="Field" name="IsPop"><img src="<inp2:m_TemplatesBase module="In-Portal"/>img/icon_popular.gif" alt="<inp2:m_phrase name="lu_Popular"/>"/></inp2:m_if>
 					<inp2:m_if check="IsEditorsPick"><img src="<inp2:m_TemplatesBase module="In-Portal"/>img/icon_pick.gif" alt="<inp2:m_phrase name="lu_Pick"/>"/></inp2:m_if>
-					<inp2:m_if check="IsFavorite"><img src="<inp2:m_TemplatesBase module="In-Portal"/>img/icon_favorite.gif" alt="<inp2:m_phrase name="lu_Favorite"/>"/></inp2:m_if>	
-				
+
 					<br />
 					<img src="<inp2:m_TemplatesBase module="In-Portal"/>img/s.gif" width="1" height="4" alt="" /><br />
-					
-					
-					The deadline for the Zend/PHP Conference & Expo 2005 Call For Papers is ending soon, interested speakers should submit session proposals between now 
-					
+
+					<inp2:Field name="Description" first_chars="200"/>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 		</table>
Index: trunk/core/units/categories/categories_tag_processor.php
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diff -u -N -r8481 -r8506
--- trunk/core/units/categories/categories_tag_processor.php	(.../categories_tag_processor.php)	(revision 8481)
+++ trunk/core/units/categories/categories_tag_processor.php	(.../categories_tag_processor.php)	(revision 8506)
@@ -19,18 +19,28 @@
 
 	function IsNew($params)
 	{
-		$object =& $this->Application->recallObject($this->getPrefixSpecial(), $this->Prefix, $params);
-		$ret = $object->GetDBField('IsNew') ? 1 : 0;
-		return $ret;
+		$object =& $this->getObject($params);
+		return $object->GetDBField('IsNew') ? 1 : 0;
 	}
 
 	function IsPick($params)
 	{
-		$object =& $this->Application->recallObject($this->getPrefixSpecial(), $this->Prefix, $params);
-		$ret = $object->GetDBField('EditorsPick') ? 1 : 0;
-		return $ret;
+		return $this->IsEditorsPick($params);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns item's editors pick status (using not formatted value)
+	 *
+	 * @param Array $params
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	function IsEditorsPick($params)
+	{
+		$object =& $this->getObject($params);
+
+		return $object->GetDBField('EditorsPick') == 1;
+	}
+
 	function ItemIcon($params)
 	{
 		// only for categories, not structure