Thanks John, I see from that link that I am not the only one with the problem.
What I cannot understand is that last week there was no problem, any highlighted text appeared automatically in the toolbar window, when I clicked "search" it opened the search in a new window, everything was hunky-dory, slick and easy.
Now, after the reinstall, it has become a bloody long-winded process ...
By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.
By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.
By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.
By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.
sj