Index: modules/forum/forum-list.tpl.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/forum/forum-list.tpl.php,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -p -r1.3 forum-list.tpl.php
--- modules/forum/forum-list.tpl.php	7 Aug 2007 08:39:35 -0000	1.3
+++ modules/forum/forum-list.tpl.php	30 Aug 2007 16:41:20 -0000
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
  * Default theme implementation to display a list of forums and containers.
  *
  * Available variables:
- * - $forums: An array of forums and containers to display.
+ * - $forums: An array of forums and containers to display. It is keyed to the
+ *   numeric id's of all child forums and containers.
+ * - $forum_id: Forum id for the current forum. Parent to all items within
+ *   the $forums array.
  *
  * Each $forum in $forums contains:
  * - $forum->is_container: Is TRUE if the forum can contain other forums. Is
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@
  * @see theme_forum_list()
  */
 ?>
-<table>
+<table id="forum-<?php print $tid; ?>">
   <thead>
     <tr>
       <th><?php print t('Forum'); ?></th>
@@ -38,8 +41,8 @@
     </tr>
   </thead>
   <tbody>
-  <?php foreach ($forums as $forum): ?>
-    <tr class="<?php print $forum->zebra; ?>">
+  <?php foreach ($forums as $child_id => $forum): ?>
+    <tr id="forum-list-<?php print $child_id; ?>" class="<?php print $forum->zebra; ?>">
       <td <?php print $forum->is_container ? 'colspan="4" class="container"' : 'class="forum"'; ?>>
         <?php /* Enclose the contents of this cell with X divs, where X is the
                * depth this forum resides at. This will allow us to use CSS
Index: modules/forum/forum-topic-list.tpl.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/forum/forum-topic-list.tpl.php,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -u -p -r1.3 forum-topic-list.tpl.php
--- modules/forum/forum-topic-list.tpl.php	7 Aug 2007 08:39:35 -0000	1.3
+++ modules/forum/forum-topic-list.tpl.php	30 Aug 2007 16:41:20 -0000
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  *   information. If you need to change this, @see template_preprocess_forum_topic_list().
  * - $pager: The pager to display beneath the table.
  * - $topics: An array of topics to be displayed.
+ * - $topic_id: Numeric id for the current forum topic.
  *
  * Each $topic in $topics contains:
  * - $topic->icon: The icon to display.
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
  * @see theme_forum_topic_list()
  */
 ?>
-<table>
+<table id="forum-topic-<?php print $topic_id; ?>">
   <thead>
     <tr><?php print $header; ?></tr>
   </thead>
Index: modules/forum/forum.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/forum/forum.module,v
retrieving revision 1.415
diff -u -p -r1.415 forum.module
--- modules/forum/forum.module	29 Aug 2007 18:25:51 -0000	1.415
+++ modules/forum/forum.module	30 Aug 2007 16:41:21 -0000
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@ function template_preprocess_forum_list(
     }
     $variables['forums'][$id]->last_reply = theme('forum_submitted', $forum->last_post);
   }
+  // Give meaning to $tid for themers. $tid actually stands for term id.
+  $variables['forum_id'] = $variables['tid'];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -799,6 +801,8 @@ function template_preprocess_forum_topic
     // Make this safe for the template
     $variables['topics'] = array();
   }
+  // Give meaning to $tid for themers. $tid actually stands for term id.
+  $variables['topic_id'] = $variables['tid'];
 
   $variables['pager'] = theme('pager', NULL, $variables['forum_per_page'], 0);
 }