Template to list UL/OL in columns

gistfile1.tpl

{* @param Array $items collection of items to list *}
{* @param int $columnsCount quantity of colums in list representation *}

<ul style="white-space: nowrap;">
  {assign var=itemsCount value=$items|@count}
  {assign var=inColumn value=$itemsCount/$columnsCount|@ceil}
  
  {foreach from=$items item=item key=key}
    {if $key%$inColumn==0}
    <ul style="width:250px;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;">
    {/if}
      <li>
        <nobr>{$item}</nobr>
      </li>
    {if $key%$inColumn==$inColumn-1}
    </ul>
    {/if}
  {/foreach}
</ul>