Index: /elgg/trunk/mod/forum/css
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--- /elgg/trunk/mod/forum/css (revision 176)
+++ /elgg/trunk/mod/forum/css (revision 194)
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 	padding: 0;
 	margin: 0;
+    margin-top:2em;
 }
 
@@ -10,8 +11,10 @@
 	font: bold 11px "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 	background:url({{url}}mod/forum/images/toolbar_nav_grey.gif) repeat-x bottom;
+    /*
 	border-right: solid 1px #eeeeee;
 	border-bottom: 0;
 	border-top: solid 1px #eeeeee;
 	border-left: solid 1px #eeeeee;
+    */
 	letter-spacing: 2px;
 	text-transform: uppercase;
@@ -21,8 +24,10 @@
 
 #forum_table th.nobg {
+    /*
 	border-top: 0;
 	border-left: 0;
 	border-right: dotted 0px #eeeeee;
 	border-bottom: dotted 1px #eeeeee;
+    */
 	background: none;
 }
@@ -34,10 +39,32 @@
 
 #forum_table td {
+    /*
 	border-right: dotted 1px #eeeeee;
 	border-bottom: dotted 1px #eeeeee;
 	border-left: dotted 0px #eeeeee;
 	border-top: dotted 0px #eeeeee;
+    */
 	padding: 6px 6px 6px 6px;
 }
+
+#forum_table tr.odd {
+    background-color:#FBF6EA;
+}
+
+#forum_table tr.even {
+    /*background-color:#fcfcfc;*/
+}
+
+#forum_table tr.odd td {
+	border-left: 0px #F6ECD1;
+	border-right:  0px #F6ECD1;
+    border:1px dotted #DDDDDD
+}
+#forum_table tr.even td {
+	border-left: 0px #fff;
+	border-right:  0px #fff;
+    border:1px dotted #DDDDDD
+}
+
 
 #forum_table td.cent {
@@ -52,8 +79,10 @@
 
 #forum_table td.usercol {
+    /*
 	border-left: dotted 1px #eeeeee;
 	border-right: dotted 1px #eeeeee;
 	border-bottom: dotted 1px #eeeeee;
 	border-top: 0;
+    */
 	font: bold 10px "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 }
Index: /elgg/trunk/mod/forum/forum_view_thread.php
===================================================================
--- /elgg/trunk/mod/forum/forum_view_thread.php (revision 176)
+++ /elgg/trunk/mod/forum/forum_view_thread.php (revision 194)
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@
 			$num = count($PAGE->menu_sub) + 1;
             $PAGE->menu_sub[$num]['name'] = "forum:blogview"; 
-			$PAGE->menu_sub[$num]['html'] = "<a href=\"" . $CFG->wwwroot . $weblog . "/weblog/" . $post->ident . ".html#new_weblog_comment\" title=\"" . __gettext("Add a comment...") . "\">" . __gettext("Add new comment") . "</a>";
+			$PAGE->menu_sub[$num]['html'] = "<a href=\"" . $CFG->wwwroot . $weblog . "/weblog/" . $post->ident . ".html#new_weblog_comment\" title=\"" . __gettext("Add a comment...") . "\">" . __gettext("Post Reply") . "</a>";
         }
 		
@@ -128,5 +128,7 @@
 													
 							
-							$body .= "</table><br><a href=\"" . $CFG->wwwroot . user_info('username',$post->weblog) . "/weblog/" . $post->ident . ".html#new_weblog_comment\" title=\"" . __gettext("Add new comment...") . "\">" . __gettext("Add new comment...") . "</a><br><br>";
+                            $body .= "</table><br>";
+                            $body .= '<form action="'. $CFG->wwwroot . $weblog . user_info('username',$post->weblog) . "/weblog/" . $post->ident . '.html#new_weblog_comment" >';
+                            $body .= '<input type="submit" value="'.__gettext("Reply Post").'"/></form>';
 						}
 						
Index: /elgg/trunk/mod/forum/forum.php
===================================================================
--- /elgg/trunk/mod/forum/forum.php (revision 176)
+++ /elgg/trunk/mod/forum/forum.php (revision 194)
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@
 				$num = $num + 1;
 	            $PAGE->menu_sub[$num]['name'] = "forum:add_discussion"; 
-	            $PAGE->menu_sub[$num]['html'] = "<a href=\"{$CFG->wwwroot}{$weblog}/weblog/edit\">" . __gettext("Add New Item") . "</a>";
+	            $PAGE->menu_sub[$num]['html'] = "<a href=\"{$CFG->wwwroot}{$weblog}/weblog/edit\">" . __gettext("Add New Topic") . "</a>";
 			}
 			
@@ -91,5 +91,5 @@
 					<table id=\"forum_table\" cellspacing=\"0\" summary=\"Forum Table\">
 					<tr>
-						<th scope=\"col\" class=\"nobg\">" . __gettext("Discussion Topic") . "</th>
+						<th class=\"cent\">" . __gettext("Discussion Topic") . "</th>
 						<th class=\"cent\">" . __gettext("Started by") . "</th>
 						<th class=\"cent\">" . __gettext("Comments") . "</th>
@@ -101,5 +101,11 @@
 						
 						
+                        $row_class = 'odd';
 						foreach($posts as $post) {
+                            if ($row_class == 'odd') {
+                                $row_class = 'even';
+                            } else {
+                                $row_class = 'odd';
+                            }
 							
 							$time = strftime("%B %d, %Y",$post->posted);
@@ -139,6 +145,5 @@
 							
 							$body .= "
-
-								<tr scope=\"row\">
+								<tr scope=\"row\" class=\"$row_class\">
 								<td><a href=\"" . $CFG->wwwroot . "mod/forum/" . $post->ident . ".html\" title=\"" . __gettext("View full discussion...") . "\">" . $post->title . "</a></td>
 								<td class=\"cent\"><a href=\"" . $CFG->wwwroot . user_info("username",$post->owner) . "/" . "\" title=\"" . __gettext("View profile...") . "\">" . user_info("name",$post->owner) . "</a></td>
@@ -156,6 +161,6 @@
 
             if (run("permissions:check", "weblog")) {
-                $body .= '<a href="' . $CFG->wwwroot . $weblog . '/weblog/edit" title="' . __gettext("Add New Item") . '">' . __gettext("Add New Item") . '...</a><br><br>';
-	
+                $body .= '<form action="'. $CFG->wwwroot . $weblog . '/weblog/edit">';
+                $body .= '<input type="submit" value="'.__gettext("Add New Topic").'"/></form>';
             }