Looks great, I like this layout a lot more than the old one.
The arrows on don't take you to the last post as they used to, however. I'm talking about the last post arrows on the forum index: f.ex.
"Today 4:49 am
Ernomouse ->"
Instead they take you to the profile, which is far less useful.
Issue 2: If I edit my post and post it, I am redirected to it. Opera loads the old post, and I need to refresh the browser to see the edited post. Firefox was fine, so I guess it's not your fault, but I don't remember noticing this one on phpbb2.
Hell, someone makes an opening to actually do something to IVAN but scripting and you guys engourage him like this? James, get me to the forum controls! >=(
Sounds great to me, Serefan, and welcome to the Cathedral! Even if you don't succeed with Java, I bet after you've worked a while with the source you'll be one of the few who actually know a jack about the source code.