While I agree that the blink is slightly distracting, it's not an issue, and having a title displayed for each message would be far more distraction, in my humble opinion.

Vertical space between posts is fine, and sometimes helps readability. Having the topic title repeated for every post does not. It is just noise.

If it was smarter, it would only hide titles that match the previous post. However, I think most people wouldn't pay attention to the subject field when they post anyway. If you don't use the quote button, the default subject is Re: the original topic, not necessarily the post you're replying to.

$('[id*=post_content] h3').each(function() {
	var t = $(this);
	if (t.hasClass('first') || t.text().substr(0, 4) == 'Re: ') {
		t.fadeOut();
	}
});

Perhaps to limit the hiding to only post titles:
[code]$('[id*=post_content] h3').each(function() {
var t = $(this);
if (t.hasClass('first') || t.text().substr(0, 4) == 'Re: ') {
t.fadeOut();
}
});[/code]

[quote="tank"]which theme are you using[/quote]
Simplicity.

[quote="lexikos"][url=https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=27833]Why is it possible to write something in topic field for later posts?[/url]

It's been [url=https://github.com/ahkscript/phpbb31_styles/commit/97a27c51b0455a7f628865b18d6350d363e34c72]this way[/url] for over two years.

The effect on the search results was unintended.[/quote]

Ah. Okay. I looked for a post on this topic, but didn't have the keywords right obviously. I'm I the only one who wouldn't mind having those back?

EDIT: It's mentioned that the change was to declutter and free up vertical space. However, It doesn't seem to do that at all. The space for the h3 is still visible (i.e. nothing is shifted up);

[url=https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=27833]Why is it possible to write something in topic field for later posts?[/url]

It's been [url=https://github.com/ahkscript/phpbb31_styles/commit/97a27c51b0455a7f628865b18d6350d363e34c72]this way[/url] for over two years.

The effect on the search results was unintended.

which theme are you using

Thats a PHPBB3 question

I've noticed that when I open a topic, all the posts briefly show the title of the topic, then fade out (css/jquery animation). Upon inspection, it looks like the h3's are set to display: none; This also affects search results. Was this by design and I missed a communication about it?