ah yes, i see it now, thanks!
posting here for quick reference for others:
PHP Code:
/**
* Translation table for short name to long name
*
* @var array
*/
var $shortvars = array(
'f' => 'forumid',
't' => 'threadid',
'p' => 'postid',
'u' => 'userid',
'a' => 'announcementid',
'c' => 'calendarid',
'e' => 'eventid',
'q' => 'query',
'pp' => 'perpage',
'page' => 'pagenumber',
'sort' => 'sortfield',
'order' => 'sortorder',
);