diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 3c7325e9870c993807f5457d13eccbf887b5af51..668f27e704d582f679871057ee8e879eeb439394 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Drupal x.x.x, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
     * automatically generate the database configuration file
     * install pre-made 'install profiles' or distributions
     * import the database structure with automatic table prefixing
+- included the jQuery JavaScript library and converted all core JavaScript to use it
 - introduced the ability to alter mail sent from system
 - moved core modules to their own directories to allow additional flexibility
 - added support for different cache backends
diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index 90c620c63e0c086464f9dc6f9a09e146706dd342..73839d2d365700b4b46d3717e095f7cca7ad5ce7 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -1369,7 +1369,8 @@ function drupal_add_js($data = NULL, $type = 'module', $scope = 'header', $defer
     $javascript[$scope] = array('core' => array(), 'module' => array(), 'theme' => array(), 'setting' => array(), 'inline' => array());
 
     if (empty($javascript['header']['core']['misc/drupal.js'])) {
-      drupal_add_js('misc/drupal.js', 'core');
+      drupal_add_js('misc/jquery.js', 'core', 'header', FALSE, $cache);
+      drupal_add_js('misc/drupal.js', 'core', 'header', FALSE, $cache);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/misc/autocomplete.js b/misc/autocomplete.js
index 49e7e0210e7f842b1fc2d7358f63e383df995b1b..e71f4afea5b48a0caad4754ac85c08f042b27250 100644
--- a/misc/autocomplete.js
+++ b/misc/autocomplete.js
@@ -1,76 +1,51 @@
 // $Id$
 
-// Global Killswitch
-if (isJsEnabled()) {
-  addLoadEvent(autocompleteAutoAttach);
-}
-
 /**
  * Attaches the autocomplete behaviour to all required fields
  */
-function autocompleteAutoAttach() {
+Drupal.autocompleteAutoAttach = function () {
   var acdb = [];
-  var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
-  for (i = 0; input = inputs[i]; i++) {
-    if (input && hasClass(input, 'autocomplete')) {
-      uri = input.value;
-      if (!acdb[uri]) {
-        acdb[uri] = new ACDB(uri);
-      }
-      input = $(input.id.substr(0, input.id.length - 13));
-      input.setAttribute('autocomplete', 'OFF');
-      addSubmitEvent(input.form, autocompleteSubmit);
-      new jsAC(input, acdb[uri]);
+  $('input.autocomplete').each(function () {
+    var uri = this.value;
+    if (!acdb[uri]) {
+      acdb[uri] = new Drupal.ACDB(uri);
     }
-  }
+    var input = $('#' + this.id.substr(0, this.id.length - 13))
+      .attr('autocomplete', 'OFF')[0];
+    $(input.form).submit(Drupal.autocompleteSubmit);
+    new Drupal.jsAC(input, acdb[uri]);
+  });
 }
 
 /**
  * Prevents the form from submitting if the suggestions popup is open
+ * and closes the suggestions popup when doing so.
  */
-function autocompleteSubmit() {
-  var popup = document.getElementById('autocomplete');
-  if (popup) {
-    popup.owner.hidePopup();
-    return false;
-  }
-  return true;
+Drupal.autocompleteSubmit = function () {
+  return $('#autocomplete').each(function () {
+    this.owner.hidePopup();
+  }).size() == 0;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * An AutoComplete object
  */
-function jsAC(input, db) {
+Drupal.jsAC = function (input, db) {
   var ac = this;
   this.input = input;
   this.db = db;
-  this.input.onkeydown = function (event) { return ac.onkeydown(this, event); };
-  this.input.onkeyup = function (event) { ac.onkeyup(this, event) };
-  this.input.onblur = function () { ac.hidePopup(); ac.db.cancel(); };
-  this.popup = document.createElement('div');
-  this.popup.id = 'autocomplete';
-  this.popup.owner = this;
-};
 
-/**
- * Hides the autocomplete suggestions
- */
-jsAC.prototype.hidePopup = function (keycode) {
-  if (this.selected && ((keycode && keycode != 46 && keycode != 8 && keycode != 27) || !keycode)) {
-    this.input.value = this.selected.autocompleteValue;
-  }
-  if (this.popup.parentNode && this.popup.parentNode.tagName) {
-    removeNode(this.popup);
-  }
-  this.selected = false;
-}
+  $(this.input)
+    .keydown(function (event) { return ac.onkeydown(this, event); })
+    .keyup(function (event) { ac.onkeyup(this, event) })
+    .blur(function () { ac.hidePopup(); ac.db.cancel(); });
 
+};
 
 /**
  * Handler for the "keydown" event
  */
-jsAC.prototype.onkeydown = function (input, e) {
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.onkeydown = function (input, e) {
   if (!e) {
     e = window.event;
   }
@@ -89,7 +64,7 @@ jsAC.prototype.onkeydown = function (input, e) {
 /**
  * Handler for the "keyup" event
  */
-jsAC.prototype.onkeyup = function (input, e) {
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.onkeyup = function (input, e) {
   if (!e) {
     e = window.event;
   }
@@ -126,21 +101,21 @@ jsAC.prototype.onkeyup = function (input, e) {
 /**
  * Puts the currently highlighted suggestion into the autocomplete field
  */
-jsAC.prototype.select = function (node) {
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.select = function (node) {
   this.input.value = node.autocompleteValue;
 }
 
 /**
  * Highlights the next suggestion
  */
-jsAC.prototype.selectDown = function () {
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.selectDown = function () {
   if (this.selected && this.selected.nextSibling) {
     this.highlight(this.selected.nextSibling);
   }
   else {
-    var lis = this.popup.getElementsByTagName('li');
-    if (lis.length > 0) {
-      this.highlight(lis[0]);
+    var lis = $('li', this.popup);
+    if (lis.size() > 0) {
+      this.highlight(lis.get(0));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -148,7 +123,7 @@ jsAC.prototype.selectDown = function () {
 /**
  * Highlights the previous suggestion
  */
-jsAC.prototype.selectUp = function () {
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.selectUp = function () {
   if (this.selected && this.selected.previousSibling) {
     this.highlight(this.selected.previousSibling);
   }
@@ -157,30 +132,61 @@ jsAC.prototype.selectUp = function () {
 /**
  * Highlights a suggestion
  */
-jsAC.prototype.highlight = function (node) {
-  removeClass(this.selected, 'selected');
-  addClass(node, 'selected');
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.highlight = function (node) {
+  if (this.selected) {
+    $(this.selected).removeClass('selected');
+  }
+  $(node).addClass('selected');
   this.selected = node;
 }
 
 /**
  * Unhighlights a suggestion
  */
-jsAC.prototype.unhighlight = function (node) {
-  removeClass(node, 'selected');
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.unhighlight = function (node) {
+  $(node).removeClass('selected');
+  this.selected = false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Hides the autocomplete suggestions
+ */
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.hidePopup = function (keycode) {
+  // Select item if the right key or mousebutton was pressed
+  if (this.selected && ((keycode && keycode != 46 && keycode != 8 && keycode != 27) || !keycode)) {
+    this.input.value = this.selected.autocompleteValue;
+  }
+  // Hide popup
+  var popup = this.popup;
+  if (popup) {
+    this.popup = null;
+    $(popup).fadeOut('fast', function() { $(popup).remove(); });
+  }
   this.selected = false;
 }
 
 /**
  * Positions the suggestions popup and starts a search
  */
-jsAC.prototype.populatePopup = function () {
-  var ac = this;
-  var pos = absolutePosition(this.input);
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.populatePopup = function () {
+  // Show popup
+  if (this.popup) {
+    $(this.popup).remove();
+  }
+  var pos = Drupal.absolutePosition(this.input);
   this.selected = false;
-  this.popup.style.top   = (pos.y + this.input.offsetHeight) +'px';
-  this.popup.style.left  = pos.x +'px';
-  this.popup.style.width = (this.input.offsetWidth - 4) +'px';
+  this.popup = document.createElement('div');
+  this.popup.id = 'autocomplete';
+  this.popup.owner = this;
+  $(this.popup).css({
+    top: (pos.y + this.input.offsetHeight) +'px',
+    left: pos.x +'px',
+    width: (this.input.offsetWidth - 4) +'px',
+    display: 'none'
+  });
+  $('body').append(this.popup);
+
+  // Do search
   this.db.owner = this;
   this.db.search(this.input.value);
 }
@@ -188,45 +194,40 @@ jsAC.prototype.populatePopup = function () {
 /**
  * Fills the suggestion popup with any matches received
  */
-jsAC.prototype.found = function (matches) {
-  while (this.popup.hasChildNodes()) {
-    this.popup.removeChild(this.popup.childNodes[0]);
-  }
-  if (!this.popup.parentNode || !this.popup.parentNode.tagName) {
-    document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0].appendChild(this.popup);
-  }
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.found = function (matches) {
+  // Prepare matches
   var ul = document.createElement('ul');
   var ac = this;
-
   for (key in matches) {
     var li = document.createElement('li');
-    var div = document.createElement('div');
-    div.innerHTML = matches[key];
-    li.appendChild(div);
+    $(li)
+      .html('<div>'+ matches[key] +'</div>')
+      .mousedown(function () { ac.select(this); })
+      .mouseover(function () { ac.highlight(this); })
+      .mouseout(function () { ac.unhighlight(this); });
     li.autocompleteValue = key;
-    li.onmousedown = function() { ac.select(this); };
-    li.onmouseover = function() { ac.highlight(this); };
-    li.onmouseout  = function() { ac.unhighlight(this); };
-    ul.appendChild(li);
+    $(ul).append(li);
   }
 
+  // Show popup with matches, if any
   if (ul.childNodes.length > 0) {
-    this.popup.appendChild(ul);
+    $(this.popup).empty().append(ul).show();
   }
   else {
+    $(this.popup).css({visibility: 'hidden'});
     this.hidePopup();
   }
 }
 
-jsAC.prototype.setStatus = function (status) {
+Drupal.jsAC.prototype.setStatus = function (status) {
   switch (status) {
     case 'begin':
-      addClass(this.input, 'throbbing');
+      $(this.input).addClass('throbbing');
       break;
     case 'cancel':
     case 'error':
     case 'found':
-      removeClass(this.input, 'throbbing');
+      $(this.input).removeClass('throbbing');
       break;
   }
 }
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ jsAC.prototype.setStatus = function (status) {
 /**
  * An AutoComplete DataBase object
  */
-function ACDB(uri) {
+Drupal.ACDB = function (uri) {
   this.uri = uri;
   this.delay = 300;
   this.cache = {};
@@ -243,47 +244,55 @@ function ACDB(uri) {
 /**
  * Performs a cached and delayed search
  */
-ACDB.prototype.search = function(searchString) {
+Drupal.ACDB.prototype.search = function (searchString) {
+  var db = this;
   this.searchString = searchString;
+
+  // See if this key has been searched for before
   if (this.cache[searchString]) {
     return this.owner.found(this.cache[searchString]);
   }
+
+  // Initiate delayed search
   if (this.timer) {
     clearTimeout(this.timer);
   }
-  var db = this;
   this.timer = setTimeout(function() {
     db.owner.setStatus('begin');
-    db.transport = HTTPGet(db.uri +'/'+ encodeURIComponent(searchString), db.receive, db);
-  }, this.delay);
-}
 
-/**
- * HTTP callback function. Passes suggestions to the autocomplete object
- */
-ACDB.prototype.receive = function(string, xmlhttp, acdb) {
-  // Note: Safari returns 'undefined' status if the request returns no data.
-  if (xmlhttp.status != 200 && typeof xmlhttp.status != 'undefined') {
-    acdb.owner.setStatus('error');
-    return alert('An HTTP error '+ xmlhttp.status +' occured.\n'+ acdb.uri);
-  }
-  // Parse back result
-  var matches = parseJson(string);
-  if (typeof matches['status'] == 'undefined' || matches['status'] != 0) {
-    acdb.cache[acdb.searchString] = matches;
-    acdb.owner.found(matches);
-    acdb.owner.setStatus('found');
-  }
+    // Ajax GET request for autocompletion
+    $.ajax({
+      type: "GET",
+      url: db.uri +'/'+ Drupal.encodeURIComponent(searchString),
+      success: function (xmlhttp) {
+        // Parse back result
+        var matches = Drupal.parseJson(xmlhttp.responseText);
+        if (typeof matches['status'] == 'undefined' || matches['status'] != 0) {
+          db.cache[searchString] = matches;
+          // Verify if these are still the matches the user wants to see
+          if (db.searchString == searchString) {
+            db.owner.found(matches);
+          }
+          db.owner.setStatus('found');
+        }
+      },
+      error: function (xmlhttp) {
+        alert('An HTTP error '+ xmlhttp.status +' occured.\n'+ db.uri);
+      }
+    });
+  }, this.delay);
 }
 
 /**
  * Cancels the current autocomplete request
  */
-ACDB.prototype.cancel = function() {
+Drupal.ACDB.prototype.cancel = function() {
   if (this.owner) this.owner.setStatus('cancel');
   if (this.timer) clearTimeout(this.timer);
-  if (this.transport) {
-    this.transport.onreadystatechange = function() {};
-    this.transport.abort();
-  }
+  this.searchString = '';
+}
+
+// Global Killswitch
+if (Drupal.jsEnabled) {
+  $(document).ready(Drupal.autocompleteAutoAttach);
 }
diff --git a/misc/collapse.js b/misc/collapse.js
index b3695b51eea7573a014c817f99cf75d766134499..548c2b24ceedc726b0494c02f83e086d9c780731 100644
--- a/misc/collapse.js
+++ b/misc/collapse.js
@@ -1,70 +1,100 @@
 // $Id$
 
-if (isJsEnabled()) {
-  addLoadEvent(collapseAutoAttach);
-}
-
-function collapseAutoAttach() {
-  var fieldsets = document.getElementsByTagName('fieldset');
-  var legend, fieldset;
-  for (var i = 0; fieldset = fieldsets[i]; i++) {
-    if (!hasClass(fieldset, 'collapsible')) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    legend = fieldset.getElementsByTagName('legend');
-    if (legend.length == 0) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    legend = legend[0];
+Drupal.collapseAutoAttach = function () {
+  $('fieldset.collapsible legend').each(function () {
+    // Turn the legend into clickable link
     var a = document.createElement('a');
     a.href = '#';
-    a.onclick = function() {
-      toggleClass(this.parentNode.parentNode, 'collapsed');
-      if (!hasClass(this.parentNode.parentNode, 'collapsed')) {
-        collapseScrollIntoView(this.parentNode.parentNode);
-        if (typeof textAreaAutoAttach != 'undefined') {
-          // Add the grippie to a textarea in a collapsed fieldset.
-          textAreaAutoAttach(null, this.parentNode.parentNode);
+    $(a)
+      .click(function() {
+        var fieldset = this.parentNode.parentNode;
+
+        // Prevent double animations
+        if (fieldset.animating) {
+          return false;
+        }
+        fieldset.animating = true;
+
+        if ($(fieldset).is('.collapsed')) {
+          // Open fieldset with animation
+          $(fieldset.contentWrapper).hide();
+          $(fieldset).removeClass('collapsed');
+          $(fieldset.contentWrapper).slideDown(300,
+            {
+              // Make sure we open to height auto
+              complete: function() {
+                $(fieldset.contentWrapper).css('height', 'auto');
+                Drupal.collapseScrollIntoView(fieldset);
+                fieldset.animating = false;
+              },
+              // Scroll the fieldset into view
+              step: function() {
+                Drupal.collapseScrollIntoView(fieldset);
+              }
+            }
+          );
+          if (typeof Drupal.textareaAttach != 'undefined') {
+            // Initialize resizable textareas that are now revealed
+            Drupal.textareaAttach(null, fieldset);
+          }
+        }
+        else {
+          // Collapse fieldset with animation (reverse of opening)
+          $(fieldset.contentWrapper)
+            .slideUp('medium', function () { $(fieldset).addClass('collapsed'); fieldset.animating = false; } )
+            .show();
         }
-      }
-      this.blur();
-      return false;
-    };
-    a.innerHTML = legend.innerHTML;
-    while (legend.hasChildNodes()) {
-      removeNode(legend.childNodes[0]);
+        this.blur();
+        return false;
+      })
+      .html(this.innerHTML);
+    $(this)
+      .empty()
+      .append(a);
+
+    // Wrap fieldsets contents (except for the legend) into wrapper divs for animating.
+    // div1 is used to avoid margin problems inside fieldsets,
+    // div2 is the one that is actually animated.
+    var div1 = document.createElement('div');
+    var div2 = document.createElement('div');
+    this.parentNode.contentWrapper = div2;
+    $(this).after(div1);
+    $(div1).append(div2);
+    var el = div1.nextSibling;
+    while (el != null) {
+      var next = el.nextSibling;
+      $(el).remove();
+      $(div2).append(el);
+      el = next;
     }
-    legend.appendChild(a);
-    collapseEnsureErrorsVisible(fieldset);
-  }
-}
+    // Avoid jumping around due to margins collapsing into fieldset border
+    $(div1).css('overflow', 'hidden');
 
-function collapseEnsureErrorsVisible(fieldset) {
-  if (!hasClass(fieldset, 'collapsed')) {
-    return;
-  }
-  var inputs = [];
-  inputs = inputs.concat(fieldset.getElementsByTagName('input'));
-  inputs = inputs.concat(fieldset.getElementsByTagName('textarea'));
-  inputs = inputs.concat(fieldset.getElementsByTagName('select'));
-  for (var j = 0; j<3; j++) {
-    for (var i = 0; i < inputs[j].length; i++) {
-      if (hasClass(inputs[j][i], 'error')) {
-        return removeClass(fieldset, 'collapsed');
-      }
+    // Expand if there are errors inside
+    if ($('input.error, textarea.error, select.error', this.parentNode).size() > 0) {
+      $(this.parentNode).removeClass('collapsed');
     }
-  }
+  });
 }
 
-function collapseScrollIntoView(node) {
+/**
+ * Scroll a given fieldset into view as much as possible.
+ */
+Drupal.collapseScrollIntoView = function (node) {
   var h = self.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight || 0;
   var offset = self.pageYOffset || document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop || 0;
-  var pos = absolutePosition(node);
-  if (pos.y + node.scrollHeight > h + offset) {
-    if (node.scrollHeight > h) {
+  var pos = Drupal.absolutePosition(node);
+  var fudge = 55;
+  if (pos.y + node.offsetHeight + fudge > h + offset) {
+    if (node.offsetHeight > h) {
       window.scrollTo(0, pos.y);
     } else {
-      window.scrollTo(0, pos.y + node.scrollHeight - h);
+      window.scrollTo(0, pos.y + node.offsetHeight - h + fudge);
     }
   }
 }
+
+// Global Killswitch
+if (Drupal.jsEnabled) {
+  $(document).ready(Drupal.collapseAutoAttach);
+}
diff --git a/misc/drupal.js b/misc/drupal.js
index 927403ab1d11a9f1f2e09a7ebf433d2b0f95a660..fb0cf0ddfa7720ad6d801710659af72f54e34f4b 100644
--- a/misc/drupal.js
+++ b/misc/drupal.js
@@ -1,39 +1,14 @@
 // $Id$
 
-/**
- * Only enable Javascript functionality if all required features are supported.
- */
-function isJsEnabled() {
-  if (typeof document.jsEnabled == 'undefined') {
-    // Note: ! casts to boolean implicitly.
-    document.jsEnabled = !(
-     !document.getElementsByTagName ||
-     !document.createElement        ||
-     !document.createTextNode       ||
-     !document.documentElement      ||
-     !document.getElementById);
-  }
-  return document.jsEnabled;
-}
-
-// Global Killswitch on the <html> element
-if (isJsEnabled()) {
-  document.documentElement.className = 'js';
-}
+var Drupal = Drupal || {};
 
 /**
- * The global Drupal variable.
+ * Set the variable that indicates if JavaScript behaviors should be applied
  */
-Drupal = { };
+Drupal.jsEnabled = document.getElementsByTagName && document.createElement && document.createTextNode && document.documentElement && document.getElementById;
 
 /**
- * Merge an object into the Drupal namespace.
- *
- * @param obj
- *   The object that should be merged into the Drupal namespace. Arbitrary objects
- *   containing functions, variables or other objects can be used. An example object
- *   would be { settings: { tree: { '/js/menu/tree': { mid: 206 } } } }. This item
- *   can now be accessed at Drupal.settings.tree['/js/menu/tree'].mid.
+ * Extends the current object with the parameter. Works recursively.
  */
 Drupal.extend = function(obj) {
   for (var i in obj) {
@@ -44,109 +19,26 @@ Drupal.extend = function(obj) {
       this[i] = obj[i];
     }
   }
-};
-
-/**
- * Make IE's XMLHTTP object accessible through XMLHttpRequest()
- */
-if (typeof XMLHttpRequest == 'undefined') {
-  XMLHttpRequest = function () {
-    var msxmls = ['MSXML3', 'MSXML2', 'Microsoft']
-    for (var i=0; i < msxmls.length; i++) {
-      try {
-        return new ActiveXObject(msxmls[i]+'.XMLHTTP')
-      }
-      catch (e) { }
-    }
-    throw new Error("No XML component installed!");
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Creates an HTTP GET request and sends the response to the callback function.
- *
- * Note that dynamic arguments in the URI should be escaped with encodeURIComponent().
- */
-function HTTPGet(uri, callbackFunction, callbackParameter) {
-  var xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
-  var bAsync = true;
-  if (!callbackFunction) {
-    bAsync = false;
-  }
-
-  xmlHttp.open('GET', uri, bAsync);
-  xmlHttp.send(null);
-
-  if (bAsync) {
-    xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
-      if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4) {
-        callbackFunction(xmlHttp.responseText, xmlHttp, callbackParameter);
-      }
-    }
-    return xmlHttp;
-  }
-  else {
-    return xmlHttp.responseText;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Creates an HTTP POST request and sends the response to the callback function
- *
- * Note: passing null or undefined for 'object' makes the request fail in Opera 8.
- *       Pass an empty string instead.
- */
-function HTTPPost(uri, callbackFunction, callbackParameter, object) {
-  var xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
-  var bAsync = true;
-  if (!callbackFunction) {
-    bAsync = false;
-  }
-  xmlHttp.open('POST', uri, bAsync);
-
-  var toSend = '';
-  if (typeof object == 'object') {
-    xmlHttp.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
-    for (var i in object) {
-      toSend += (toSend ? '&' : '') + i + '=' + encodeURIComponent(object[i]);
-    }
-  }
-  else {
-    toSend = object;
-  }
-  xmlHttp.send(toSend);
-
-  if (bAsync) {
-    xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
-      if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4) {
-        callbackFunction(xmlHttp.responseText, xmlHttp, callbackParameter);
-      }
-    }
-    return xmlHttp;
-  }
-  else {
-    return xmlHttp.responseText;
-  }
-}
+},
 
 /**
  * Redirects a button's form submission to a hidden iframe and displays the result
  * in a given wrapper. The iframe should contain a call to
  * window.parent.iframeHandler() after submission.
  */
-function redirectFormButton(uri, button, handler) {
-  // (Re)create an iframe to target.
-  createIframe();
-
+Drupal.redirectFormButton = function (uri, button, handler) {
   // Trap the button
   button.onmouseover = button.onfocus = function() {
     button.onclick = function() {
+      // Create target iframe
+      Drupal.createIframe();
+
       // Prepare variables for use in anonymous function.
       var button = this;
       var action = button.form.action;
       var target = button.form.target;
 
-      // Redirect form submission
+      // Redirect form submission to iframe
       this.form.action = uri;
       this.form.target = 'redirect-target';
 
@@ -154,7 +46,7 @@ function redirectFormButton(uri, button, handler) {
 
       // Set iframe handler for later
       window.iframeHandler = function () {
-        var iframe = $('redirect-target');
+        var iframe = $('#redirect-target').get(0);
         // Restore form submission
         button.form.action = action;
         button.form.target = target;
@@ -173,16 +65,15 @@ function redirectFormButton(uri, button, handler) {
           response = null;
         }
 
-        $('redirect-target').onload = null;
-        $('redirect-target').src = 'about:blank';
-
-        response = parseJson(response);
+        response = Drupal.parseJson(response);
         // Check response code
         if (response.status == 0) {
           handler.onerror(response.data);
           return;
         }
         handler.oncomplete(response.data);
+
+        return true;
       }
 
       return true;
@@ -191,43 +82,12 @@ function redirectFormButton(uri, button, handler) {
   button.onmouseout = button.onblur = function() {
     button.onclick = null;
   }
-}
-
-/**
- * Adds a function to the window onload event
- */
-function addLoadEvent(func) {
-  var oldOnload = window.onload;
-  if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
-    window.onload = func;
-  }
-  else {
-    window.onload = function() {
-      oldOnload();
-      func();
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Adds a function to a given form's submit event
- */
-function addSubmitEvent(form, func) {
-  var oldSubmit = form.onsubmit;
-  if (typeof oldSubmit != 'function') {
-    form.onsubmit = func;
-  }
-  else {
-    form.onsubmit = function() {
-      return oldSubmit() && func();
-    }
-  }
-}
+},
 
 /**
  * Retrieves the absolute position of an element on the screen
  */
-function absolutePosition(el) {
+Drupal.absolutePosition = function (el) {
   var sLeft = 0, sTop = 0;
   var isDiv = /^div$/i.test(el.tagName);
   if (isDiv && el.scrollLeft) {
@@ -238,152 +98,109 @@ function absolutePosition(el) {
   }
   var r = { x: el.offsetLeft - sLeft, y: el.offsetTop - sTop };
   if (el.offsetParent) {
-    var tmp = absolutePosition(el.offsetParent);
+    var tmp = Drupal.absolutePosition(el.offsetParent);
     r.x += tmp.x;
     r.y += tmp.y;
   }
   return r;
-};
-
-function dimensions(el) {
-  return { width: el.offsetWidth, height: el.offsetHeight };
-}
+},
 
 /**
- * Returns true if an element has a specified class name
+ * Return the dimensions of an element on the screen
  */
-function hasClass(node, className) {
-  if (node.className == className) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  var reg = new RegExp('(^| )'+ className +'($| )')
-  if (reg.test(node.className)) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
-/**
- * Adds a class name to an element
- */
-function addClass(node, className) {
-  if (hasClass(node, className)) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  node.className += ' '+ className;
-  return true;
-}
-
-/**
- * Removes a class name from an element
- */
-function removeClass(node, className) {
-  if (!hasClass(node, className)) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  // Replaces words surrounded with whitespace or at a string border with a space. Prevents multiple class names from being glued together.
-  node.className = eregReplace('(^|\\s+)'+ className +'($|\\s+)', ' ', node.className);
-  return true;
-}
-
-/**
- * Toggles a class name on or off for an element
- */
-function toggleClass(node, className) {
-  if (!removeClass(node, className) && !addClass(node, className)) {
-    return false;
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
-/**
- * Emulate PHP's ereg_replace function in javascript
- */
-function eregReplace(search, replace, subject) {
-  return subject.replace(new RegExp(search,'g'), replace);
-}
-
-/**
- * Removes an element from the page
- */
-function removeNode(node) {
-  if (typeof node == 'string') {
-    node = $(node);
-  }
-  if (node && node.parentNode) {
-    return node.parentNode.removeChild(node);
-  }
-  else {
-    return false;
-  }
-}
+Drupal.dimensions = function (el) {
+  return { width: el.offsetWidth, height: el.offsetHeight };
+},
 
 /**
- * Prevents an event from propagating.
+ *  Returns the position of the mouse cursor based on the event object passed
  */
-function stopEvent(event) {
-  if (event.preventDefault) {
-    event.preventDefault();
-    event.stopPropagation();
-  }
-  else {
-    event.returnValue = false;
-    event.cancelBubble = true;
-  }
-}
+Drupal.mousePosition = function(e) {
+  return { x: e.clientX + document.documentElement.scrollLeft, y: e.clientY + document.documentElement.scrollTop };
+},
 
 /**
  * Parse a JSON response.
  *
  * The result is either the JSON object, or an object with 'status' 0 and 'data' an error message.
  */
-function parseJson(data) {
+Drupal.parseJson = function (data) {
   if ((data.substring(0, 1) != '{') && (data.substring(0, 1) != '[')) {
     return { status: 0, data: data.length ? data : 'Unspecified error' };
   }
   return eval('(' + data + ');');
-}
+},
 
 /**
  * Create an invisible iframe for form submissions.
  */
-function createIframe() {
-  // Delete any previous iframe
-  deleteIframe();
+Drupal.createIframe = function () {
+  if ($('#redirect-holder').size()) {
+    return;
+  }
   // Note: some browsers require the literal name/id attributes on the tag,
   // some want them set through JS. We do both.
   window.iframeHandler = function () {};
   var div = document.createElement('div');
   div.id = 'redirect-holder';
-  div.innerHTML = '<iframe name="redirect-target" id="redirect-target" class="redirect" onload="window.iframeHandler();"></iframe>';
+  $(div).html('<iframe name="redirect-target" id="redirect-target" class="redirect" onload="window.iframeHandler();"></iframe>');
   var iframe = div.firstChild;
-  with (iframe) {
-    name = 'redirect-target';
-    setAttribute('name', 'redirect-target');
-    id = 'redirect-target';
-  }
-  with (iframe.style) {
-    position = 'absolute';
-    height = '1px';
-    width = '1px';
-    visibility = 'hidden';
-  }
-  document.body.appendChild(div);
-}
+  $(iframe)
+    .attr({
+      name: 'redirect-target',
+      id: 'redirect-target'
+    })
+    .css({
+      position: 'absolute',
+      height: '1px',
+      width: '1px',
+      visibility: 'hidden'
+    });
+  $('body').append(div);
+},
 
 /**
- * Delete the invisible iframe for form submissions.
+ * Delete the invisible iframe
  */
-function deleteIframe() {
-  var holder = $('redirect-holder');
-  if (holder != null) {
-    removeNode(holder);
-  }
+Drupal.deleteIframe = function () {
+  $('#redirect-holder').remove();
+},
+
+/**
+ * Freeze the current body height (as minimum height). Used to prevent
+ * unnecessary upwards scrolling when doing DOM manipulations.
+ */
+Drupal.freezeHeight = function () {
+  Drupal.unfreezeHeight();
+  var div = document.createElement('div');
+  $(div).css({
+    position: 'absolute',
+    top: '0px',
+    left: '0px',
+    width: '1px',
+    height: $('body').css('height')
+  }).attr('id', 'freeze-height');
+  $('body').append(div);
+},
+
+/**
+ * Unfreeze the body height
+ */
+Drupal.unfreezeHeight = function () {
+  $('#freeze-height').remove();
 }
 
 /**
- * Wrapper around document.getElementById().
+ * Wrapper to address the mod_rewrite url encoding bug
+ * (equivalent of drupal_urlencode() in PHP).
  */
-function $(id) {
-  return document.getElementById(id);
+Drupal.encodeURIComponent = function (item, uri) {
+  uri = uri || location.href;
+  item = encodeURIComponent(item).replace('%2F', '/');
+  return uri.indexOf('?q=') ? item : item.replace('%26', '%2526').replace('%23', '%2523');
+}
+
+// Global Killswitch on the <html> element
+if (Drupal.jsEnabled) {
+  document.documentElement.className = 'js';
 }
diff --git a/misc/progress.js b/misc/progress.js
index b519f066b5736a7657161585d6cbe102a2de5df0..1c2e93f05ac2f1b540ef80dff8ec42cdb40a5ed4 100644
--- a/misc/progress.js
+++ b/misc/progress.js
@@ -5,45 +5,35 @@
  * the DOM afterwards through progressBar.element.
  *
  * method is the function which will perform the HTTP request to get the
- * progress bar state. Either HTTPGet or HTTPPost.
+ * progress bar state. Either "GET" or "POST".
  *
  * e.g. pb = new progressBar('myProgressBar');
  *      some_element.appendChild(pb.element);
  */
-function progressBar(id, updateCallback, method, errorCallback) {
+Drupal.progressBar = function (id, updateCallback, method, errorCallback) {
   var pb = this;
   this.id = id;
-  this.method = method ? method : HTTPGet;
+  this.method = method || "GET";
   this.updateCallback = updateCallback;
   this.errorCallback = errorCallback;
 
   this.element = document.createElement('div');
   this.element.id = id;
   this.element.className = 'progress';
-  this.element.innerHTML = '<div class="percentage"></div>'+
-                           '<div class="message">&nbsp;</div>'+
-                           '<div class="bar"><div class="filled"></div></div>';
+  $(this.element).html('<div class="percentage"></div>'+
+                       '<div class="message">&nbsp;</div>'+
+                       '<div class="bar"><div class="filled"></div></div>');
 }
 
 /**
  * Set the percentage and status message for the progressbar.
  */
-progressBar.prototype.setProgress = function (percentage, message) {
-  var divs = this.element.getElementsByTagName('div');
-  var div;
-  for (var i = 0; div = divs[i]; ++i) {
-    if (percentage >= 0) {
-      if (hasClass(divs[i], 'filled')) {
-        divs[i].style.width = percentage + '%';
-      }
-      if (hasClass(divs[i], 'percentage')) {
-        divs[i].innerHTML = percentage + '%';
-      }
-    }
-    if (hasClass(divs[i], 'message')) {
-      divs[i].innerHTML = message;
-    }
+Drupal.progressBar.prototype.setProgress = function (percentage, message) {
+  if (percentage >= 0 && percentage <= 100) {
+    $('div.filled', this.element).css('width', percentage +'%');
+    $('div.percentage', this.element).html(percentage +'%');
   }
+  $('div.message', this.element).html(message);
   if (this.updateCallback) {
     this.updateCallback(percentage, message, this);
   }
@@ -52,7 +42,7 @@ progressBar.prototype.setProgress = function (percentage, message) {
 /**
  * Start monitoring progress via Ajax.
  */
-progressBar.prototype.startMonitoring = function (uri, delay) {
+Drupal.progressBar.prototype.startMonitoring = function (uri, delay) {
   this.delay = delay;
   this.uri = uri;
   this.sendPing();
@@ -61,7 +51,7 @@ progressBar.prototype.startMonitoring = function (uri, delay) {
 /**
  * Stop monitoring progress via Ajax.
  */
-progressBar.prototype.stopMonitoring = function () {
+Drupal.progressBar.prototype.stopMonitoring = function () {
   clearTimeout(this.timer);
   // This allows monitoring to be stopped from within the callback
   this.uri = null;
@@ -70,47 +60,44 @@ progressBar.prototype.stopMonitoring = function () {
 /**
  * Request progress data from server.
  */
-progressBar.prototype.sendPing = function () {
+Drupal.progressBar.prototype.sendPing = function () {
   if (this.timer) {
     clearTimeout(this.timer);
   }
   if (this.uri) {
-    this.method(this.uri, this.receivePing, this, '');
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * HTTP callback function. Passes data back to the progressbar and sets a new
- * timer for the next ping.
- */
-progressBar.prototype.receivePing = function (string, xmlhttp, pb) {
-  if (xmlhttp.status != 200) {
-    return pb.displayError('An HTTP error '+ xmlhttp.status +' occured.\n'+ pb.uri);
-  }
-  // Parse response
-  var progress = parseJson(string);
-  // Display errors
-  if (progress.status == 0) {
-    pb.displayError(progress.data);
-    return;
+    var pb = this;
+    $.ajax({
+      type: this.method,
+      url: this.uri,
+      success: function (xmlhttp) {
+        // Parse response
+        var progress = Drupal.parseJson(xmlhttp.responseText);
+        // Display errors
+        if (progress.status == 0) {
+          pb.displayError(progress.data);
+          return;
+        }
+        // Update display
+        pb.setProgress(progress.percentage, progress.message);
+        // Schedule next timer
+        pb.timer = setTimeout(function() { pb.sendPing(); }, pb.delay);
+      },
+      error: function (xmlhttp) {
+        pb.displayError('An HTTP error '+ xmlhttp.status +' occured.\n'+ pb.uri);
+      }
+    });
   }
-
-  // Update display
-  pb.setProgress(progress.percentage, progress.message);
-  // Schedule next timer
-  pb.timer = setTimeout(function() { pb.sendPing(); }, pb.delay);
 }
 
 /**
  * Display errors on the page.
  */
-progressBar.prototype.displayError = function (string) {
+Drupal.progressBar.prototype.displayError = function (string) {
   var error = document.createElement('div');
   error.className = 'error';
   error.innerHTML = string;
 
-  this.element.style.display = 'none';
-  this.element.parentNode.insertBefore(error, this.element);
+  $(this.element).before(error).hide();
 
   if (this.errorCallback) {
     this.errorCallback(this);
diff --git a/misc/textarea.js b/misc/textarea.js
index 3e5f4789cfa448fb45cc08957e4b3e529cf88d43..bf89329372569d5b7ab2f8557ac0993d946005a6 100644
--- a/misc/textarea.js
+++ b/misc/textarea.js
@@ -1,122 +1,34 @@
 // $Id$
 
-if (isJsEnabled()) {
-  addLoadEvent(textAreaAutoAttach);
-}
-
-function textAreaAutoAttach(event, parent) {
-  if (typeof parent == 'undefined') {
-    // Attach to all visible textareas.
-    textareas = document.getElementsByTagName('textarea');
-  }
-  else {
-    // Attach to all visible textareas inside parent.
-    textareas = parent.getElementsByTagName('textarea');
-  }
-  var textarea;
-  for (var i = 0; textarea = textareas[i]; ++i) {
-    if (hasClass(textarea, 'resizable') && !hasClass(textarea.nextSibling, 'grippie')) {
-      if (typeof dimensions(textarea).width != 'undefined' && dimensions(textarea).width != 0) {
-        new textArea(textarea);
-      }
+Drupal.textareaAttach = function() {
+  $('textarea.resizable:not(.processed)').each(function() {
+    var textarea = $(this).addClass('processed'), staticOffset = null;
+    
+    $(this).wrap('<div class="resizable-textarea"></div>')
+      .parent().append($('<div class="grippie"></div>').mousedown(startDrag));
+
+    var grippie = $('div.grippie', $(this).parent())[0];
+    grippie.style.marginRight = (grippie.offsetWidth - $(this)[0].offsetWidth) +'px';
+
+    function startDrag(e) {
+      staticOffset = textarea.height() - Drupal.mousePosition(e).y;
+      textarea.css('opacity', 0.25);
+      $(document).mousemove(performDrag).mouseup(endDrag);
+      return false;
     }
-  }
-}
-
-function textArea(element) {
-  var ta = this;
-  this.element = element;
-  this.parent = this.element.parentNode;
-  this.dimensions = dimensions(element);
-
-  // Prepare wrapper
-  this.wrapper = document.createElement('div');
-  this.wrapper.className = 'resizable-textarea';
-  this.parent.insertBefore(this.wrapper, this.element);
-
-  // Add grippie and measure it
-  this.grippie = document.createElement('div');
-  this.grippie.className = 'grippie';
-  this.wrapper.appendChild(this.grippie);
-  this.grippie.dimensions = dimensions(this.grippie);
-  this.grippie.onmousedown = function (e) { ta.beginDrag(e); };
-
-  // Set wrapper and textarea dimensions
-  this.wrapper.style.height = this.dimensions.height + this.grippie.dimensions.height + 1 +'px';
-  this.element.style.marginBottom = '0px';
-  this.element.style.width = '100%';
-  this.element.style.height = this.dimensions.height +'px';
-
-  // Wrap textarea
-  removeNode(this.element);
-  this.wrapper.insertBefore(this.element, this.grippie);
-
-  // Measure difference between desired and actual textarea dimensions to account for padding/borders
-  this.widthOffset = dimensions(this.wrapper).width - this.dimensions.width;
-
-  // Make the grippie line up in various browsers
-  if (window.opera) {
-    // Opera
-    this.grippie.style.marginRight = '4px';
-  }
-  if (document.all && !window.opera) {
-    // IE
-    this.grippie.style.width = '100%';
-    this.grippie.style.paddingLeft = '2px';
-  }
-  // Mozilla
-  this.element.style.MozBoxSizing = 'border-box';
-
-  this.heightOffset = absolutePosition(this.grippie).y - absolutePosition(this.element).y - this.dimensions.height;
-}
 
-textArea.prototype.beginDrag = function (event) {
-  if (document.isDragging) {
-    return;
-  }
-  document.isDragging = true;
-
-  event = event || window.event;
-  // Capture mouse
-  var cp = this;
-  this.oldMoveHandler = document.onmousemove;
-  document.onmousemove = function(e) { cp.handleDrag(e); };
-  this.oldUpHandler = document.onmouseup;
-  document.onmouseup = function(e) { cp.endDrag(e); };
-
-  // Store drag offset from grippie top
-  var pos = absolutePosition(this.grippie);
-  this.dragOffset = event.clientY - pos.y;
-
-  // Make transparent
-  this.element.style.opacity = 0.5;
-
-  // Process
-  this.handleDrag(event);
-}
-
-textArea.prototype.handleDrag = function (event) {
-  event = event || window.event;
-  // Get coordinates relative to text area
-  var pos = absolutePosition(this.element);
-  var y = event.clientY - pos.y;
-
-  // Set new height
-  var height = Math.max(32, y - this.dragOffset - this.heightOffset);
-  this.wrapper.style.height = height + this.grippie.dimensions.height + 1 + 'px';
-  this.element.style.height = height + 'px';
+    function performDrag(e) {
+      textarea.height(Math.max(32, staticOffset + Drupal.mousePosition(e).y) + 'px');
+      return false;
+    }
 
-  // Avoid text selection
-  stopEvent(event);
+    function endDrag(e) {
+      $(document).unmousemove(performDrag).unmouseup(endDrag);
+      textarea.css('opacity', 1);
+    }
+  });
 }
 
-textArea.prototype.endDrag = function (event) {
-  // Uncapture mouse
-  document.onmousemove = this.oldMoveHandler;
-  document.onmouseup = this.oldUpHandler;
-
-  // Restore opacity
-  this.element.style.opacity = 1.0;
-  document.isDragging = false;
+if (Drupal.jsEnabled) {
+  $(document).ready(Drupal.textareaAttach);
 }
-
diff --git a/misc/update.js b/misc/update.js
index 9177296a11211eff65fdc0b7259982bac4824964..46272f6ef44ac4e1ad522868e8b4635c7028ff1a 100644
--- a/misc/update.js
+++ b/misc/update.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 // $Id$
 
-if (isJsEnabled()) {
-  addLoadEvent(function() {
-    if ($('edit-has_js')) {
-      $('edit-has_js').value = 1;
-    }
+if (Drupal.jsEnabled) {
+  $(document).ready(function() {
+    $('#edit-has_js').each(function() { this.value = 1; });
+    $('#progress').each(function () {
+      var holder = this;
 
-    if ($('progress')) {
       // Success: redirect to the summary.
       var updateCallback = function (progress, status, pb) {
         if (progress == 100) {
@@ -19,15 +18,15 @@ if (isJsEnabled()) {
       var errorCallback = function (pb) {
         var div = document.createElement('p');
         div.className = 'error';
-        div.innerHTML = 'An unrecoverable error has occured. You can find the error message below. It is advised to copy it to the clipboard for reference. Please continue to the <a href="update.php?op=error">update summary</a>';
-        $('progress').insertBefore(div, $('progress').firstChild);
-        $('wait').style.display = 'none';
+        $(div).html('An unrecoverable error has occured. You can find the error message below. It is advised to copy it to the clipboard for reference. Please continue to the <a href="update.php?op=error">update summary</a>');
+        $(holder).prepend(div);
+        $('#wait').hide();
       }
 
-      var progress = new progressBar('updateprogress', updateCallback, HTTPPost, errorCallback);
+      var progress = new Drupal.progressBar('updateprogress', updateCallback, "POST", errorCallback);
       progress.setProgress(-1, 'Starting updates');
-      $('progress').appendChild(progress.element);
+      $(holder).append(progress.element);
       progress.startMonitoring('update.php?op=do_update', 0);
-    }
+    });
   });
 }
diff --git a/misc/upload.js b/misc/upload.js
index 4365749cfc363dc375342a387d1d61a0e8d7d2f9..5dd32cf81d80f4d460620bb39dde3d44921dae4d 100644
--- a/misc/upload.js
+++ b/misc/upload.js
@@ -1,76 +1,116 @@
 // $Id$
 
-// Global killswitch
-if (isJsEnabled()) {
-  addLoadEvent(uploadAutoAttach);
-}
-
 /**
  * Attaches the upload behaviour to the upload form.
  */
-function uploadAutoAttach() {
-  var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName('input');
-  for (i = 0; input = inputs[i]; i++) {
-    if (input && hasClass(input, 'upload')) {
-      var uri = input.value;
-      // Extract the base name from the id (edit-attach-url -> attach).
-      var base = input.id.substring(5, input.id.length - 4);
-      var button = base + '-button';
-      var wrapper = base + '-wrapper';
-      var hide = base + '-hide';
-      var upload = new jsUpload(uri, button, wrapper, hide);
-    }
-  }
+Drupal.uploadAutoAttach = function() {
+  $('input.upload').each(function () {
+    var uri = this.value;
+    // Extract the base name from the id (edit-attach-url -> attach).
+    var base = this.id.substring(5, this.id.length - 4);
+    var button = base + '-button';
+    var wrapper = base + '-wrapper';
+    var hide = base + '-hide';
+    var upload = new Drupal.jsUpload(uri, button, wrapper, hide);
+  });
 }
 
 /**
  * JS upload object.
  */
-function jsUpload(uri, button, wrapper, hide) {
-  this.button = button;
-  this.wrapper = wrapper;
-  this.hide = hide;
-  redirectFormButton(uri, $(button), this);
+Drupal.jsUpload = function(uri, button, wrapper, hide) {
+  // Note: these elements are replaced after an upload, so we re-select them
+  // everytime they are needed.
+  this.button = '#'+ button;
+  this.wrapper = '#'+ wrapper;
+  this.hide = '#'+ hide;
+  Drupal.redirectFormButton(uri, $(this.button).get(0), this);
 }
 
 /**
  * Handler for the form redirection submission.
  */
-jsUpload.prototype.onsubmit = function () {
-  var hide = $(this.hide);
+Drupal.jsUpload.prototype.onsubmit = function () {
   // Insert progressbar and stretch to take the same space.
-  this.progress = new progressBar('uploadprogress');
+  this.progress = new Drupal.progressBar('uploadprogress');
   this.progress.setProgress(-1, 'Uploading file');
-  this.progress.element.style.width = '28em';
-  this.progress.element.style.height = hide.offsetHeight +'px';
-  hide.parentNode.insertBefore(this.progress.element, hide);
-  // Hide file form (cannot use display: none, this mysteriously aborts form
-  // submission in Konqueror)
-  hide.style.position = 'absolute';
-  hide.style.left = '-2000px';
+
+  var hide = this.hide;
+  var el = this.progress.element;
+  var offset = $(hide).get(0).offsetHeight;
+  $(el).css({
+    width: '28em',
+    height: offset +'px',
+    paddingTop: '10px',
+    display: 'none'
+  });
+  $(hide).css('position', 'absolute');
+
+  $(hide).after(el);
+  $(el).fadeIn('slow');
+  $(hide).fadeOut('slow');
 }
 
 /**
  * Handler for the form redirection completion.
  */
-jsUpload.prototype.oncomplete = function (data) {
-  // Remove progressbar
-  removeNode(this.progress.element);
-  this.progress = null;
-  // Replace form and re-attach behaviour
-  $(this.wrapper).innerHTML = data;
-  uploadAutoAttach();
+Drupal.jsUpload.prototype.oncomplete = function (data) {
+  // Remove old form
+  Drupal.freezeHeight(); // Avoid unnecessary scrolling
+  $(this.wrapper).html('');
+
+  // Place HTML into temporary div
+  var div = document.createElement('div');
+  $(div).html(data);
+
+  // If uploading the first attachment fade in everything
+  if ($('tr', div).size() == 2) {
+    // Replace form and re-attach behaviour
+    $(div).hide();
+    $(this.wrapper).append(div);
+    $(div).fadeIn('slow');
+    Drupal.uploadAutoAttach();
+  }
+  // Else fade in only the last table row
+  else {
+    // Hide form and last table row
+    $('table tr:last-of-type td', div).hide();
+
+    // Note: workaround because jQuery's #id selector does not work outside of 'document'
+    // Should be: $(this.hide, div).hide();
+    var hide = this.hide;
+    $('div', div).each(function() {
+      if (('#'+ this.id) == hide) {
+        this.style.display = 'none';
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Replace form, fade in items and re-attach behaviour
+    $(this.wrapper).append(div);
+    $('table tr:last-of-type td', div).fadeIn('slow');
+    $(this.hide, div).fadeIn('slow');
+    Drupal.uploadAutoAttach();
+  }
+  Drupal.unfreezeHeight();
 }
 
 /**
  * Handler for the form redirection error.
  */
-jsUpload.prototype.onerror = function (error) {
+Drupal.jsUpload.prototype.onerror = function (error) {
   alert('An error occurred:\n\n'+ error);
   // Remove progressbar
-  removeNode(this.progress.element);
+  $(this.progress.element).remove();
   this.progress = null;
   // Undo hide
-  $(this.hide).style.position = 'static';
-  $(this.hide).style.left = '0px';
+  $(this.hide).css({
+    position: 'static',
+    left: '0px'
+  });
+}
+
+
+// Global killswitch
+if (Drupal.jsEnabled) {
+  $(document).ready(Drupal.uploadAutoAttach);
 }
diff --git a/modules/system/system.css b/modules/system/system.css
index 02ec1581fb6495032190614e2898facb09475701..cf28f9438a11e1bb71ebdc1482a9d79f27b4c87b 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.css
+++ b/modules/system/system.css
@@ -235,24 +235,29 @@ html.js fieldset.collapsed {
   border-left-width: 0;
   border-right-width: 0;
   margin-bottom: 0;
+  height: 1em;
 }
 html.js fieldset.collapsed * {
   display: none;
 }
-html.js fieldset.collapsed table *,
-html.js fieldset.collapsed legend,
-html.js fieldset.collapsed legend * {
-  display: inline;
+html.js fieldset.collapsed legend {
+  display: block;
 }
 html.js fieldset.collapsible legend a {
   padding-left: 15px;
-  background: url(../../misc/menu-expanded.png) 5px 50% no-repeat;
+  background: url(../../misc/menu-expanded.png) 5px 75% no-repeat;
 }
 html.js fieldset.collapsed legend a {
   background-image: url(../../misc/menu-collapsed.png);
+  background-position: 5px 50%;
 }
 /* Note: IE-only fix due to '* html' (breaks Konqueror otherwise). */
-* html.js fieldset.collapsible legend a {
+* html.js fieldset.collapsed legend,
+* html.js fieldset.collapsed legend *,
+* html.js fieldset.collapsed table * {
+  display: inline;
+}
+html.js fieldset.collapsible legend a {
   display: block;
 }
 
@@ -269,6 +274,10 @@ html.js fieldset.collapsed legend a {
   border-top-width: 0;
   cursor: s-resize;
 }
+html.js .resizable-textarea textarea {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+}
 
 /*
 ** Progressbar styles
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index 27bfaf0146a3487d746ef71fbf8c3832e11544a5..2dc1213a52ffcb241a4f6e284040dab1f076333c 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -2358,7 +2358,7 @@ function _user_forms(&$edit, $account, $category, $hook = 'form') {
 /**
  * Retrieve a pipe delimited string of autocomplete suggestions for existing users
  */
-function user_autocomplete($string) {
+function user_autocomplete($string = '') {
   $matches = array();
   $result = db_query_range("SELECT name FROM {users} WHERE LOWER(name) LIKE LOWER('%s%%')", $string, 0, 10);
   while ($user = db_fetch_object($result)) {
diff --git a/update.php b/update.php
index 2e9390d08d805416dabad26df0bc7d884ca61d00..d43c7845a62ed9802eb3f956caaafcb3c18892f8 100644
--- a/update.php
+++ b/update.php
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ function update_selection_page() {
 
   drupal_set_title('Drupal database update');
   // Prevent browser from using cached drupal.js or update.js
-  drupal_add_js('misc/update.js', TRUE);
+  drupal_add_js('misc/update.js', 'core', 'header', FALSE, TRUE);
   $output .= drupal_get_form('update_script_selection_form');
 
   return $output;
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ function update_update_page() {
 
 function update_progress_page() {
   // Prevent browser from using cached drupal.js or update.js
-  drupal_add_js('misc/progress.js', TRUE);
-  drupal_add_js('misc/update.js', TRUE);
+  drupal_add_js('misc/progress.js', 'core', 'header', FALSE, TRUE);
+  drupal_add_js('misc/update.js', 'core', 'header', FALSE, TRUE);
 
   drupal_set_title('Updating');
   $output = '<div id="progress"></div>';