Don't like the 'new posts' response on this forum!

[prodigit]

much like SD.net, when I click the 'new posts' in this forum, I see a list of new posts.
All is good there, but when I reply one of them, and click 'new posts' again, the list is gone, and I only see one or two new posts since my last post.
I mean, on SD.PB I still could see all other posts that I hadn't visited yet.

Any way of making this function more like the old forum? (like see last posts of last 24/48 hours or so?)

Edit:
Ah, never mind,
Quick Links, Today's posts.

On a side note, is there a way to have the smilies load on a side window, or see a link to smilies, when replying to a post?