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-I'm using the trail plugin with the actiontabs theme, and the prev/next buttons
+I'm using the trail plugin with the actiontabs theme, and the prev/next links
 seem to appear in a strange way on the page.
 
-I use modified CSS, but it changes just the colors and some font sizes, but
-nothing related to positions and trails.
+I use modified CSS, but it changes just the colors and some font sizes.
+Nothing related to positions and trails.
 
 Here's an example - the top prev/next links appear above the action tabs.
-Is this normal? I'm using the ikiwiki version from Debina 7 stable.
+Is this normal? I'm using the ikiwiki version from Debian 7 stable.
 
 - If you use OpenNIC: <http://www.partager.null/tools/systems/admin-guides/ssl/Preparing_the_Tools/>
 - If you don't (will work only until the IP changes): <http://85.65.55.38/tools/systems/admin-guides/ssl/Preparing_the_Tools/>
@@ -17,3 +17,31 @@ can help me - it will be great.
 Thanks in advance!
 
 --[[fr33domlover]]
+
+> I looked at the file *page.tmpl* and it seems I may be able to change
+> the trail link location if I edit that file. Would it be a good/possible solution to
+> edit it and put it in the git repo to be used instead of the default one?
+>
+> --[[fr33domlover]]
+
+>> That's how I intended trails to look with actiontabs:
+>> <http://actiontabs.hosted.pseudorandom.co.uk/posts/second_post/> is
+>> another example.
+>>
+>> With the way the actiontabs theme works, if you want to move the
+>> trail bits down into the content area (white background in the
+>> unedited theme) you might have to alter both `page.tmpl`
+>> and the actiontabs CSS. You'll see that the actiontabs CSS
+>> has a special case for trails, because the tabs and the trail
+>> links would overlap otherwise - you might have to remove
+>> that special case. --[[smcv]]
+
+>>> Thanks, I'll try that. But I've been using those trails in the last
+>>> several hours and I'm beginning to get used to the current
+>>> layout. Maybe I'll just keep it :-)
+>>>
+>>> (Anyway the way trail links look on my wiki is valid, it's exactly
+>>> like on your link, only with different colors. I suppose it's
+>>> just a cosmetic issue then)
+>>>
+>>> --[[fr33domlover]]