function string_display_length($x)
{
  $x=strip_tags($x);
  $x=str_replace('&',"x",$x);
  $x=str_replace('&amp',"x",$x);
  $x=str_replace('©',"x",$x);
  $x=str_replace('&copy',"x",$x);
  $x=str_replace('<',"x",$x);
  $x=str_replace('>',"x",$x);

  return strlen($x);
}

function string_fixed_length($w, $string)
{
  $s = string_display_length($string);
  $space = " ";
  if($w > $s) {
      $g = $w - $s;
	  $add = $space * $g;
	  $out = $string.$add;
  }
  
  echo $out;
}