Pre release: hide recent block (ss2) if nothing is there to display - http://www.board3.de/viewtopic.php?style=1&f=14&t=472

templates/subsilver2/template/portal/block/recent.html

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <!--version $Id$ //-->
+<!-- IF .latest_announcements or .latest_hot_topics or .latest_topics -->
 <table class="tablebg" cellspacing="1" width="100%">
 	<tr>
 		<th colspan="<!-- IF .latest_hot_topics and .latest_announcements -->3<!-- ELSEIF .latest_announcements or .latest_hot_topics -->2<!-- ELSE -->1<!-- ENDIF -->">{L_RECENT_TOPIC}</th>
@@ -32,4 +33,5 @@
 		<!-- ENDIF -->
 	</tr>
 </table>
-<br />
+<br />
+<!-- ENDIF -->