The screenshot is here: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/2274127483_df5296912f_o.jpg In the left is view mode and the right is edit mode. I check the contents of the TopicClass object in my topic page, both the properties title and post is empty, when I enter something in these 2 properties, everything is displayed properly. I view the code in BBCode.TopicClassSheet, I don't see any code assign the value for this 2 properties, I don't know the Bulletin_Board.xar I downloaded is the same as yours. #if ($context.action == 'inline' && $doc.isNew() == 'true') $msg.bb_entertopictitle<br /> $doc.display('topictitle') $msg.bb_entertopicpost<br /> $doc.display('topicpost') #set($newtopictitle = $request.topictitle) #if($newtopictitle) #set($newtopictitle = $newtopictitle.replaceAll('"',"'")) <script type="text/javascript"> var topictitle = "${newtopictitle}"; {pre} document.forms.inline["BBCode.TopicClass_0_topictitle"].value = topictitle; {/pre} </script> #end #elseif.. #end