Just a question / request:

Is it possible to either have the button bar just below the logo "stick" in place like a title (so that the buttons remain visible at all times), or having a repeat of the buttons at the bottom of each page?

I keep going "Unread Posts" / scroll down to unread post / (laugh, cry, growl, groan, reply) / scroll all the way up / "Unread Posts" again

Silly request, I know, but my fingers are lazy. 

Let me see if I get this... OMC, are you saying that you don't want to scroll up to the top of a page, after you've read the page, because that's where you have to go to hit the "Unread Posts" button again? Like, you want the buttons to either follow you wherever you are on a page, or, you want the buttons repeated again at the bottom of the page? In other words, you are an ANTI-SCROLLER? 

Tsk, tsk, tsk... 

By fixed frame do you mean like the sliding box I had on the dbl site that moves as you move down the page? I think this page width is too much. But I can see what I can do about putting some of them at the footer or where those other buttons are.

Recent posts? Name the most important buttons because I don't know that I can do the whole row.

My guess would be recent posts and unread posts. Maybe new items or DBL website.

Well, I took a look at the code and it doesn't look easy. If I make a mistake it will bring the whole forum down momentarily so I'll have to find a time when no one is on.

I could put one in the footer at the very bottom pretty easily.

Thanks for looking into this, WM. Much appreciated.

My votes in order: Unread, Search, Recent, all the others in no particular order.

By frame I mean a window partition that is independent of the other parts of the screen - a bit like the folder view in a Windows Explorer window. Hope this makes sense

WM, what a pain.  For what it is worth, I rarely use the buttons at the top.  I usually just scroll back up or use the "go up" button (thank GOODNESS for the "go up" button... it is a wonder that I haven't worn it out!) to the folders on the left side, and I then go to "ABOUT THE FORUM," or which ever sub-folder I'm in at the time.  Not very efficient, I guess, but I tend to hunt-and-peck all around the site (I'm one of those "visual" Mac types). I'll admit, the need to go back to the top can be frustrating when I'm in a hurry, so, putting SOMETHING at the bottom is a nice idea.  But, gracious, all of it seems hardly worth what you have to go through to get there! The site is WONDERFUL as is. 

I've not given up completely. I'm thinking that strip can be moved. I just tried to add one first and was unsuccessful.

Thanks Mikla.

I would keep it at the top and also at the bottom.

Oh gosh.  My brain hurts. 

No, you did a fine job explaining.  It's just that my brain doesn't LIKE this stuff, that's all.  I'm software challenged.

Oh, I just noticed the buttons on the bottom!  Awesome!

It's not beautiful but it works!