Update to script.aculo.us 1.5.0_rc6

git-svn-id: http://svn-commit.rubyonrails.org/rails/trunk@3285 5ecf4fe2-1ee6-0310-87b1-e25e094e27de

6 files changed, 874 insertions, 880 deletions

diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
index bc7b169985..f9da70771d 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Update to script.aculo.us 1.5.0_rc6
+
 * More robust relative url root discovery for SCGI compatibility.  This solves the 'SCGI routes problem' -- you no longer need to prefix all your routes with the name of the SCGI mountpoint.  #3070 [Dave Ringoen]
 
 * Fix docs for text_area_tag. #3083. [Christopher Cotton]
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascripts/dragdrop.js b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascripts/dragdrop.js
index 326700782e..92d1f73162 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascripts/dragdrop.js
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascripts/dragdrop.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var Droppables = {
   drops: [],
 
   remove: function(element) {
-    this.drops = this.drops.reject(function(d) { return d.element==element });
+    this.drops = this.drops.reject(function(d) { return d.element==$(element) });
   },
 
   add: function(element) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var Droppables = {
     return drop._containers.detect(function(c) { return parentNode == c });
   },
 
-  isAffected: function(pX, pY, element, drop) {
+  isAffected: function(point, element, drop) {
     return (
       (drop.element!=element) &&
       ((!drop._containers) ||
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var Droppables = {
       ((!drop.accept) ||
         (Element.classNames(element).detect( 
           function(v) { return drop.accept.include(v) } ) )) &&
-      Position.within(drop.element, pX, pY) );
+      Position.within(drop.element, point[0], point[1]) );
   },
 
   deactivate: function(drop) {
@@ -61,38 +61,32 @@ var Droppables = {
   },
 
   activate: function(drop) {
-    if(this.last_active) this.deactivate(this.last_active);
     if(drop.hoverclass)
       Element.addClassName(drop.element, drop.hoverclass);
     this.last_active = drop;
   },
 
-  show: function(event, element) {
+  show: function(point, element) {
     if(!this.drops.length) return;
-    var pX = Event.pointerX(event);
-    var pY = Event.pointerY(event);
-    Position.prepare();
-
-    var i = this.drops.length-1; do {
-      var drop = this.drops[i];
-      if(this.isAffected(pX, pY, element, drop)) {
+    
+    if(this.last_active) this.deactivate(this.last_active);
+    this.drops.each( function(drop) {
+      if(Droppables.isAffected(point, element, drop)) {
         if(drop.onHover)
            drop.onHover(element, drop.element, Position.overlap(drop.overlap, drop.element));
         if(drop.greedy) { 
-          this.activate(drop);
-          return;
+          Droppables.activate(drop);
+          throw $break;
         }
       }
-    } while (i--);
-    
-    if(this.last_active) this.deactivate(this.last_active);
+    });
   },
 
   fire: function(event, element) {
     if(!this.last_active) return;
     Position.prepare();
 
-    if (this.isAffected(Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event), element, this.last_active))
+    if (this.isAffected([Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event)], element, this.last_active))
       if (this.last_active.onDrop) 
         this.last_active.onDrop(element, this.last_active.element, event);
   },
@@ -104,21 +98,78 @@ var Droppables = {
 }
 
 var Draggables = {
+  drags: [],
   observers: [],
+  
+  register: function(draggable) {
+    if(this.drags.length == 0) {
+      this.eventMouseUp   = this.endDrag.bindAsEventListener(this);
+      this.eventMouseMove = this.updateDrag.bindAsEventListener(this);
+      this.eventKeypress  = this.keyPress.bindAsEventListener(this);
+      
+      Event.observe(document, "mouseup", this.eventMouseUp);
+      Event.observe(document, "mousemove", this.eventMouseMove);
+      Event.observe(document, "keypress", this.eventKeypress);
+    }
+    this.drags.push(draggable);
+  },
+  
+  unregister: function(draggable) {
+    this.drags = this.drags.reject(function(d) { return d==draggable });
+    if(this.drags.length == 0) {
+      Event.stopObserving(document, "mouseup", this.eventMouseUp);
+      Event.stopObserving(document, "mousemove", this.eventMouseMove);
+      Event.stopObserving(document, "keypress", this.eventKeypress);
+    }
+  },
+  
+  activate: function(draggable) {
+    window.focus(); // allows keypress events if window isn't currently focused, fails for Safari
+    this.activeDraggable = draggable;
+  },
+  
+  deactivate: function(draggbale) {
+    this.activeDraggable = null;
+  },
+  
+  updateDrag: function(event) {
+    if(!this.activeDraggable) return;
+    var pointer = [Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event)];
+    // Mozilla-based browsers fire successive mousemove events with
+    // the same coordinates, prevent needless redrawing (moz bug?)
+    if(this._lastPointer && (this._lastPointer.inspect() == pointer.inspect())) return;
+    this._lastPointer = pointer;
+    this.activeDraggable.updateDrag(event, pointer);
+  },
+  
+  endDrag: function(event) {
+    if(!this.activeDraggable) return;
+    this._lastPointer = null;
+    this.activeDraggable.endDrag(event);
+  },
+  
+  keyPress: function(event) {
+    if(this.activeDraggable)
+      this.activeDraggable.keyPress(event);
+  },
+  
   addObserver: function(observer) {
     this.observers.push(observer);
     this._cacheObserverCallbacks();
   },
+  
   removeObserver: function(element) {  // element instead of observer fixes mem leaks
     this.observers = this.observers.reject( function(o) { return o.element==element });
     this._cacheObserverCallbacks();
   },
+  
   notify: function(eventName, draggable, event) {  // 'onStart', 'onEnd', 'onDrag'
     if(this[eventName+'Count'] > 0)
       this.observers.each( function(o) {
         if(o[eventName]) o[eventName](eventName, draggable, event);
       });
   },
+  
   _cacheObserverCallbacks: function() {
     ['onStart','onEnd','onDrag'].each( function(eventName) {
       Draggables[eventName+'Count'] = Draggables.observers.select(
@@ -140,68 +191,48 @@ Draggable.prototype = {
       },
       reverteffect: function(element, top_offset, left_offset) {
         var dur = Math.sqrt(Math.abs(top_offset^2)+Math.abs(left_offset^2))*0.02;
-        new Effect.MoveBy(element, -top_offset, -left_offset, {duration:dur});
+        element._revert = new Effect.MoveBy(element, -top_offset, -left_offset, {duration:dur});
       },
       endeffect: function(element) { 
-         new Effect.Opacity(element, {duration:0.2, from:0.7, to:1.0}); 
+        new Effect.Opacity(element, {duration:0.2, from:0.7, to:1.0}); 
       },
       zindex: 1000,
-      revert: false
+      revert: false,
+      snap: false   // false, or xy or [x,y] or function(x,y){ return [x,y] }
     }, arguments[1] || {});
 
-    this.element      = $(element);
+    this.element = $(element);
+    
     if(options.handle && (typeof options.handle == 'string'))
-      this.handle = Element.childrenWithClassName(this.element, options.handle)[0];
-      
+      this.handle = Element.childrenWithClassName(this.element, options.handle)[0];  
     if(!this.handle) this.handle = $(options.handle);
     if(!this.handle) this.handle = this.element;
 
     Element.makePositioned(this.element); // fix IE    
 
-    this.offsetX      = 0;
-    this.offsetY      = 0;
-    this.originalLeft = this.currentLeft();
-    this.originalTop  = this.currentTop();
-    this.originalX    = this.element.offsetLeft;
-    this.originalY    = this.element.offsetTop;
-
-    this.options      = options;
-
-    this.active       = false;
-    this.dragging     = false;   
+    this.delta    = this.currentDelta();
+    this.options  = options;
+    this.dragging = false;   
 
-    this.eventMouseDown = this.startDrag.bindAsEventListener(this);
-    this.eventMouseUp   = this.endDrag.bindAsEventListener(this);
-    this.eventMouseMove = this.update.bindAsEventListener(this);
-    this.eventKeypress  = this.keyPress.bindAsEventListener(this);
+    this.eventMouseDown = this.initDrag.bindAsEventListener(this);
+    Event.observe(this.handle, "mousedown", this.eventMouseDown);
     
-    this.registerEvents();
+    Draggables.register(this);
   },
+  
   destroy: function() {
     Event.stopObserving(this.handle, "mousedown", this.eventMouseDown);
-    this.unregisterEvents();
-  },
-  registerEvents: function() {
-    Event.observe(document, "mouseup", this.eventMouseUp);
-    Event.observe(document, "mousemove", this.eventMouseMove);
-    Event.observe(document, "keypress", this.eventKeypress);
-    Event.observe(this.handle, "mousedown", this.eventMouseDown);
-  },
-  unregisterEvents: function() {
-    //if(!this.active) return;
-    //Event.stopObserving(document, "mouseup", this.eventMouseUp);
-    //Event.stopObserving(document, "mousemove", this.eventMouseMove);
-    //Event.stopObserving(document, "keypress", this.eventKeypress);
+    Draggables.unregister(this);
   },
-  currentLeft: function() {
-    return parseInt(this.element.style.left || '0');
+  
+  currentDelta: function() {
+    return([
+      parseInt(this.element.style.left || '0'),
+      parseInt(this.element.style.top || '0')]);
   },
-  currentTop: function() {
-    return parseInt(this.element.style.top || '0')
-  },
-  startDrag: function(event) {
-    if(Event.isLeftClick(event)) {
-      
+  
+  initDrag: function(event) {
+    if(Event.isLeftClick(event)) {    
       // abort on form elements, fixes a Firefox issue
       var src = Event.element(event);
       if(src.tagName && (
@@ -209,20 +240,53 @@ Draggable.prototype = {
         src.tagName=='SELECT' ||
         src.tagName=='BUTTON' ||
         src.tagName=='TEXTAREA')) return;
+        
+      if(this.element._revert) {
+        this.element._revert.cancel();
+        this.element._revert = null;
+      }
       
-      // this.registerEvents();
-      this.active = true;
       var pointer = [Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event)];
-      var offsets = Position.cumulativeOffset(this.element);
-      this.offsetX =  (pointer[0] - offsets[0]);
-      this.offsetY =  (pointer[1] - offsets[1]);
+      var pos     = Position.cumulativeOffset(this.element);
+      this.offset = [0,1].map( function(i) { return (pointer[i] - pos[i]) });
+      
+      Draggables.activate(this);
       Event.stop(event);
     }
   },
+  
+  startDrag: function(event) {
+    this.dragging = true;
+    
+    if(this.options.zindex) {
+      this.originalZ = parseInt(Element.getStyle(this.element,'z-index') || 0);
+      this.element.style.zIndex = this.options.zindex;
+    }
+    
+    if(this.options.ghosting) {
+      this._clone = this.element.cloneNode(true);
+      Position.absolutize(this.element);
+      this.element.parentNode.insertBefore(this._clone, this.element);
+    }
+    
+    Draggables.notify('onStart', this, event);
+    if(this.options.starteffect) this.options.starteffect(this.element);
+  },
+  
+  updateDrag: function(event, pointer) {
+    if(!this.dragging) this.startDrag(event);
+    Position.prepare();
+    Droppables.show(pointer, this.element);
+    Draggables.notify('onDrag', this, event);
+    this.draw(pointer);
+    if(this.options.change) this.options.change(this);
+    
+    // fix AppleWebKit rendering
+    if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf('AppleWebKit')>0) window.scrollBy(0,0);
+    Event.stop(event);
+  },
+  
   finishDrag: function(event, success) {
-    // this.unregisterEvents();
-
-    this.active = false;
     this.dragging = false;
 
     if(this.options.ghosting) {
@@ -236,14 +300,13 @@ Draggable.prototype = {
 
     var revert = this.options.revert;
     if(revert && typeof revert == 'function') revert = revert(this.element);
-
+    
+    var d = this.currentDelta();
     if(revert && this.options.reverteffect) {
       this.options.reverteffect(this.element, 
-      this.currentTop()-this.originalTop,
-      this.currentLeft()-this.originalLeft);
+        d[1]-this.delta[1], d[0]-this.delta[0]);
     } else {
-      this.originalLeft = this.currentLeft();
-      this.originalTop  = this.currentTop();
+      this.delta = d;
     }
 
     if(this.options.zindex)
@@ -252,71 +315,48 @@ Draggable.prototype = {
     if(this.options.endeffect) 
       this.options.endeffect(this.element);
 
-
+    Draggables.deactivate(this);
     Droppables.reset();
   },
+  
   keyPress: function(event) {
-    if(this.active) {
-      if(event.keyCode==Event.KEY_ESC) {
-        this.finishDrag(event, false);
-        Event.stop(event);
-      }
-    }
+    if(!event.keyCode==Event.KEY_ESC) return;
+    this.finishDrag(event, false);
+    Event.stop(event);
   },
+  
   endDrag: function(event) {
-    if(this.active && this.dragging) {
-      this.finishDrag(event, true);
-      Event.stop(event);
-    }
-    this.active = false;
-    this.dragging = false;
-  },
-  draw: function(event) {
-    var pointer = [Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event)];
-    var offsets = Position.cumulativeOffset(this.element);
-    offsets[0] -= this.currentLeft();
-    offsets[1] -= this.currentTop();
+    if(!this.dragging) return;
+    this.finishDrag(event, true);
+    Event.stop(event);
+  },
+  
+  draw: function(point) {
+    var pos = Position.cumulativeOffset(this.element);
+    var d = this.currentDelta();
+    pos[0] -= d[0]; pos[1] -= d[1];
+    
+    var p = [0,1].map(function(i){ return (point[i]-pos[i]-this.offset[i]) }.bind(this));
+    
+    if(this.options.snap) {
+      if(typeof this.options.snap == 'function') {
+        p = this.options.snap(p[0],p[1]);
+      } else {
+      if(this.options.snap instanceof Array) {
+        p = p.map( function(v, i) {
+          return Math.round(v/this.options.snap[i])*this.options.snap[i] }.bind(this))
+      } else {
+        p = p.map( function(v) {
+          return Math.round(v/this.options.snap)*this.options.snap }.bind(this))
+      }
+    }}
+    
     var style = this.element.style;
     if((!this.options.constraint) || (this.options.constraint=='horizontal'))
-      style.left = (pointer[0] - offsets[0] - this.offsetX) + "px";
+      style.left = p[0] + "px";
     if((!this.options.constraint) || (this.options.constraint=='vertical'))
-      style.top  = (pointer[1] - offsets[1] - this.offsetY) + "px";
+      style.top  = p[1] + "px";
     if(style.visibility=="hidden") style.visibility = ""; // fix gecko rendering
-  },
-  update: function(event) {
-   if(this.active) {
-      if(!this.dragging) {
-        var style = this.element.style;
-        this.dragging = true;
-        
-        if(Element.getStyle(this.element,'position')=='') 
-          style.position = "relative";
-        
-        if(this.options.zindex) {
-          this.originalZ = parseInt(Element.getStyle(this.element,'z-index') || 0);
-          style.zIndex = this.options.zindex;
-        }
-
-        if(this.options.ghosting) {
-          this._clone = this.element.cloneNode(true);
-          Position.absolutize(this.element);
-          this.element.parentNode.insertBefore(this._clone, this.element);
-        }
-
-        Draggables.notify('onStart', this, event);
-        if(this.options.starteffect) this.options.starteffect(this.element);
-      }
-
-      Droppables.show(event, this.element);
-      Draggables.notify('onDrag', this, event);
-      this.draw(event);
-      if(this.options.change) this.options.change(this);
-
-      // fix AppleWebKit rendering
-      if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf('AppleWebKit')>0) window.scrollBy(0,0); 
-
-      Event.stop(event);
-   }
   }
 }
 
@@ -329,9 +369,11 @@ SortableObserver.prototype = {
     this.observer  = observer;
     this.lastValue = Sortable.serialize(this.element);
   },
+  
   onStart: function() {
     this.lastValue = Sortable.serialize(this.element);
   },
+  
   onEnd: function() {
     Sortable.unmark();
     if(this.lastValue != Sortable.serialize(this.element))
@@ -341,10 +383,12 @@ SortableObserver.prototype = {
 
 var Sortable = {
   sortables: new Array(),
+  
   options: function(element){
     element = $(element);
     return this.sortables.detect(function(s) { return s.element == element });
   },
+  
   destroy: function(element){
     element = $(element);
     this.sortables.findAll(function(s) { return s.element == element }).each(function(s){
@@ -354,6 +398,7 @@ var Sortable = {
     });
     this.sortables = this.sortables.reject(function(s) { return s.element == element });
   },
+  
   create: function(element) {
     element = $(element);
     var options = Object.extend({ 
@@ -447,7 +492,7 @@ var Sortable = {
     if(!element.hasChildNodes()) return null;
     var elements = [];
     $A(element.childNodes).each( function(e) {
-      if(e.tagName && e.tagName==options.tag.toUpperCase() &&
+      if(e.tagName && e.tagName.toUpperCase()==options.tag.toUpperCase() &&
         (!options.only || (Element.hasClassName(e, options.only))))
           elements.push(e);
       if(options.tree) {
@@ -531,7 +576,7 @@ var Sortable = {
       name: element.id,
       format: sortableOptions.format || /^[^_]*_(.*)$/
     }, arguments[1] || {});
-    return $(this.findElements(element, options) || []).collect( function(item) {
+    return $(this.findElements(element, options) || []).map( function(item) {
       return (encodeURIComponent(options.name) + "[]=" + 
               encodeURIComponent(item.id.match(options.format) ? item.id.match(options.format)[1] : ''));
     }).join("&");
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascripts/effects.js b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascripts/effects.js
index 6a14d24b97..414398ce47 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascripts/effects.js
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascripts/effects.js
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 // converts rgb() and #xxx to #xxxxxx format,  
 // returns self (or first argument) if not convertable  
 String.prototype.parseColor = function() {  
-  color = "#";  
-  if(this.slice(0,4) == "rgb(") {  
+  var color = '#';  
+  if(this.slice(0,4) == 'rgb(') {  
     var cols = this.slice(4,this.length-1).split(',');  
     var i=0; do { color += parseInt(cols[i]).toColorPart() } while (++i<3);  
   } else {  
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ String.prototype.parseColor = function() {
 
 Element.collectTextNodesIgnoreClass = function(element, ignoreclass) {  
   var children = $(element).childNodes;  
-  var text     = "";  
-  var classtest = new RegExp("^([^ ]+ )*" + ignoreclass+ "( [^ ]+)*$","i");  
+  var text     = '';  
+  var classtest = new RegExp('^([^ ]+ )*' + ignoreclass+ '( [^ ]+)*$','i');  
  
   for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {  
     if(children[i].nodeType==3) {  
@@ -41,69 +41,70 @@ Element.collectTextNodesIgnoreClass = function(element, ignoreclass) {
   return text;
 }
 
+Element.setStyle = function(element, style) {
+  element = $(element);
+  for(k in style) element.style[k.camelize()] = style[k];
+}
+
 Element.setContentZoom = function(element, percent) {  
-  element = $(element);  
-  element.style.fontSize = (percent/100) + "em";   
+  Element.setStyle(element, {fontSize: (percent/100) + 'em'});   
   if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf('AppleWebKit')>0) window.scrollBy(0,0);  
 }
 
 Element.getOpacity = function(element){  
-  var opacity;  
-  if (opacity = Element.getStyle(element, "opacity"))  
+  var opacity;
+  if (opacity = Element.getStyle(element, 'opacity'))  
     return parseFloat(opacity);  
-  if (opacity = (Element.getStyle(element, "filter") || '').match(/alpha\(opacity=(.*)\)/))  
+  if (opacity = (Element.getStyle(element, 'filter') || '').match(/alpha\(opacity=(.*)\)/))  
     if(opacity[1]) return parseFloat(opacity[1]) / 100;  
   return 1.0;  
 }
 
 Element.setOpacity = function(element, value){  
   element= $(element);  
-  var els = element.style;  
-  if (value == 1){  
-    els.opacity = '0.999999';  
+  if (value == 1){
+    Element.setStyle(element, { opacity: 
+      (/Gecko/.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/Konqueror|Safari|KHTML/.test(navigator.userAgent)) ? 
+      0.999999 : null });
     if(/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent))  
-      els.filter = Element.getStyle(element,'filter').replace(/alpha\([^\)]*\)/gi,'');  
+      Element.setStyle(element, {filter: Element.getStyle(element,'filter').replace(/alpha\([^\)]*\)/gi,'')});  
   } else {  
     if(value < 0.00001) value = 0;  
-    els.opacity = value;  
+    Element.setStyle(element, {opacity: value});
     if(/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent))  
-      els.filter = Element.getStyle(element,'filter').replace(/alpha\([^\)]*\)/gi,'') +  
-        "alpha(opacity="+value*100+")";  
+     Element.setStyle(element, 
+       { filter: Element.getStyle(element,'filter').replace(/alpha\([^\)]*\)/gi,'') +
+                 'alpha(opacity='+value*100+')' });  
   }   
 }  
  
 Element.getInlineOpacity = function(element){  
-  element= $(element);  
-  var op;  
-  op = element.style.opacity;  
-  if (typeof op != "undefined" && op != "") return op;  
-  return "";  
-}  
- 
-Element.setInlineOpacity = function(element, value){  
-  element= $(element);  
-  var els = element.style;  
-  els.opacity = value;  
+  return $(element).style.opacity || '';
 }  
- 
+
 Element.childrenWithClassName = function(element, className) {  
   return $A($(element).getElementsByTagName('*')).select(
     function(c) { return Element.hasClassName(c, className) });
-}  
- 
+}
+
+Array.prototype.call = function() {
+  var args = arguments;
+  this.each(function(f){ f.apply(this, args) });
+}
+
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 var Effect = {
   tagifyText: function(element) {
-    var tagifyStyle = "position:relative";
-    if(/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) tagifyStyle += ";zoom:1";
+    var tagifyStyle = 'position:relative';
+    if(/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) tagifyStyle += ';zoom:1';
     element = $(element);
     $A(element.childNodes).each( function(child) {
       if(child.nodeType==3) {
         child.nodeValue.toArray().each( function(character) {
           element.insertBefore(
             Builder.node('span',{style: tagifyStyle},
-              character == " " ? String.fromCharCode(160) : character), 
+              character == ' ' ? String.fromCharCode(160) : character), 
               child);
         });
         Element.remove(child);
@@ -123,11 +124,10 @@ var Effect = {
       speed: 0.1,
       delay: 0.0
     }, arguments[2] || {});
-    var speed = options.speed;
-    var delay = options.delay;
+    var masterDelay = options.delay;
 
     $A(elements).each( function(element, index) {
-      new effect(element, Object.extend(options, { delay: delay + index * speed }));
+      new effect(element, Object.extend(options, { delay: index * options.speed + masterDelay }));
     });
   }
 };
@@ -258,13 +258,15 @@ Effect.Base.prototype = {
       if(this.setup) this.setup();
       this.event('afterSetup');
     }
-    if(this.options.transition) pos = this.options.transition(pos);
-    pos *= (this.options.to-this.options.from);
-    pos += this.options.from;
-    this.position = pos;
-    this.event('beforeUpdate');
-    if(this.update) this.update(pos);
-    this.event('afterUpdate');
+    if(this.state == 'running') {
+      if(this.options.transition) pos = this.options.transition(pos);
+      pos *= (this.options.to-this.options.from);
+      pos += this.options.from;
+      this.position = pos;
+      this.event('beforeUpdate');
+      if(this.update) this.update(pos);
+      this.event('afterUpdate');
+    }
   },
   cancel: function() {
     if(!this.options.sync) Effect.Queue.remove(this);
@@ -273,6 +275,9 @@ Effect.Base.prototype = {
   event: function(eventName) {
     if(this.options[eventName + 'Internal']) this.options[eventName + 'Internal'](this);
     if(this.options[eventName]) this.options[eventName](this);
+  },
+  inspect: function() {
+    return '#<Effect:' + $H(this).inspect() + ',options:' + $H(this.options).inspect() + '>';
   }
 }
 
@@ -302,7 +307,7 @@ Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.Opacity.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
     this.element = $(element);
     // make this work on IE on elements without 'layout'
     if(/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent) && (!this.element.hasLayout))
-      this.element.style.zoom = 1;
+      Element.setStyle(this.element, {zoom: 1});
     var options = Object.extend({
       from: Element.getOpacity(this.element) || 0.0,
       to:   1.0
@@ -326,20 +331,16 @@ Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.MoveBy.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
     // Bug in Opera: Opera returns the "real" position of a static element or
     // relative element that does not have top/left explicitly set.
     // ==> Always set top and left for position relative elements in your stylesheets 
-    // (to 0 if you do not need them)
-    
+    // (to 0 if you do not need them) 
     Element.makePositioned(this.element);
     this.originalTop  = parseFloat(Element.getStyle(this.element,'top')  || '0');
     this.originalLeft = parseFloat(Element.getStyle(this.element,'left') || '0');
   },
   update: function(position) {
-    var topd  = this.toTop  * position + this.originalTop;
-    var leftd = this.toLeft * position + this.originalLeft;
-    this.setPosition(topd, leftd);
-  },
-  setPosition: function(topd, leftd) {
-    this.element.style.top  = topd  + "px";
-    this.element.style.left = leftd + "px";
+    Element.setStyle(this.element, {
+      top:  this.toTop  * position + this.originalTop + 'px',
+      left: this.toLeft * position + this.originalLeft + 'px'
+    });
   }
 });
 
@@ -359,33 +360,31 @@ Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.Scale.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
     this.start(options);
   },
   setup: function() {
-    var effect = this;
-    
     this.restoreAfterFinish = this.options.restoreAfterFinish || false;
     this.elementPositioning = Element.getStyle(this.element,'position');
     
-    effect.originalStyle = {};
+    this.originalStyle = {};
     ['top','left','width','height','fontSize'].each( function(k) {
-      effect.originalStyle[k] = effect.element.style[k];
-    });
+      this.originalStyle[k] = this.element.style[k];
+    }.bind(this));
       
     this.originalTop  = this.element.offsetTop;
     this.originalLeft = this.element.offsetLeft;
     
-    var fontSize = Element.getStyle(this.element,'font-size') || "100%";
+    var fontSize = Element.getStyle(this.element,'font-size') || '100%';
     ['em','px','%'].each( function(fontSizeType) {
       if(fontSize.indexOf(fontSizeType)>0) {
-        effect.fontSize     = parseFloat(fontSize);
-        effect.fontSizeType = fontSizeType;
+        this.fontSize     = parseFloat(fontSize);
+        this.fontSizeType = fontSizeType;
       }
-    });
+    }.bind(this));
     
     this.factor = (this.options.scaleTo - this.options.scaleFrom)/100;
     
     this.dims = null;
     if(this.options.scaleMode=='box')
-      this.dims = [this.element.clientHeight, this.element.clientWidth];
-    if(this.options.scaleMode=='content')
+      this.dims = [this.element.offsetHeight, this.element.offsetWidth];
+    if(/^content/.test(this.options.scaleMode))
       this.dims = [this.element.scrollHeight, this.element.scrollWidth];
     if(!this.dims)
       this.dims = [this.options.scaleMode.originalHeight,
@@ -394,32 +393,28 @@ Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.Scale.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
   update: function(position) {
     var currentScale = (this.options.scaleFrom/100.0) + (this.factor * position);
     if(this.options.scaleContent && this.fontSize)
-      this.element.style.fontSize = this.fontSize*currentScale + this.fontSizeType;
+      Element.setStyle(this.element, {fontSize: this.fontSize * currentScale + this.fontSizeType });
     this.setDimensions(this.dims[0] * currentScale, this.dims[1] * currentScale);
   },
   finish: function(position) {
-    if (this.restoreAfterFinish) {
-      var effect = this;
-      ['top','left','width','height','fontSize'].each( function(k) {
-        effect.element.style[k] = effect.originalStyle[k];
-      });
-    }
+    if (this.restoreAfterFinish) Element.setStyle(this.element, this.originalStyle);
   },
   setDimensions: function(height, width) {
-    var els = this.element.style;
-    if(this.options.scaleX) els.width = width + 'px';
-    if(this.options.scaleY) els.height = height + 'px';
+    var d = {};
+    if(this.options.scaleX) d.width = width + 'px';
+    if(this.options.scaleY) d.height = height + 'px';
     if(this.options.scaleFromCenter) {
       var topd  = (height - this.dims[0])/2;
       var leftd = (width  - this.dims[1])/2;
       if(this.elementPositioning == 'absolute') {
-        if(this.options.scaleY) els.top = this.originalTop-topd + "px";
-        if(this.options.scaleX) els.left = this.originalLeft-leftd + "px";
+        if(this.options.scaleY) d.top = this.originalTop-topd + 'px';
+        if(this.options.scaleX) d.left = this.originalLeft-leftd + 'px';
       } else {
-        if(this.options.scaleY) els.top = -topd + "px";
-        if(this.options.scaleX) els.left = -leftd + "px";
+        if(this.options.scaleY) d.top = -topd + 'px';
+        if(this.options.scaleX) d.left = -leftd + 'px';
       }
     }
+    Element.setStyle(this.element, d);
   }
 });
 
@@ -427,41 +422,32 @@ Effect.Highlight = Class.create();
 Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.Highlight.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
   initialize: function(element) {
     this.element = $(element);
-    var options = Object.extend({
-      startcolor:   "#ffff99"
-    }, arguments[1] || {});
+    var options = Object.extend({ startcolor: '#ffff99' }, arguments[1] || {});
     this.start(options);
   },
   setup: function() {
     // Prevent executing on elements not in the layout flow
-    if(this.element.style.display=='none') { this.cancel(); return; }
+    if(Element.getStyle(this.element, 'display')=='none') { this.cancel(); return; }
     // Disable background image during the effect
-    this.oldBgImage = this.element.style.backgroundImage;
-    this.element.style.backgroundImage = "none";
+    this.oldStyle = {
+      backgroundImage: Element.getStyle(this.element, 'background-image') };
+    Element.setStyle(this.element, {backgroundImage: 'none'});
     if(!this.options.endcolor)
       this.options.endcolor = Element.getStyle(this.element, 'background-color').parseColor('#ffffff');
-    if (typeof this.options.restorecolor == "undefined")
-      this.options.restorecolor = this.element.style.backgroundColor;
+    if(!this.options.restorecolor)
+      this.options.restorecolor = Element.getStyle(this.element, 'background-color');
     // init color calculations
-    this.colors_base = [
-      parseInt(this.options.startcolor.slice(1,3),16),
-      parseInt(this.options.startcolor.slice(3,5),16),
-      parseInt(this.options.startcolor.slice(5),16) ];
-    this.colors_delta = [
-      parseInt(this.options.endcolor.slice(1,3),16)-this.colors_base[0],
-      parseInt(this.options.endcolor.slice(3,5),16)-this.colors_base[1],
-      parseInt(this.options.endcolor.slice(5),16)-this.colors_base[2]];
+    this._base  = $R(0,2).map(function(i){ return parseInt(this.options.startcolor.slice(i*2+1,i*2+3),16) }.bind(this));
+    this._delta = $R(0,2).map(function(i){ return parseInt(this.options.endcolor.slice(i*2+1,i*2+3),16)-this._base[i] }.bind(this));
   },
   update: function(position) {
-    var effect = this; var colors = $R(0,2).map( function(i){ 
-      return Math.round(effect.colors_base[i]+(effect.colors_delta[i]*position))
-    });
-    this.element.style.backgroundColor = "#" +
-      colors[0].toColorPart() + colors[1].toColorPart() + colors[2].toColorPart();
+    Element.setStyle(this.element,{backgroundColor: $R(0,2).inject('#',function(m,v,i){
+      return m+(Math.round(this._base[i]+(this._delta[i]*position)).toColorPart()); }.bind(this)) });
   },
   finish: function() {
-    this.element.style.backgroundColor = this.options.restorecolor;
-    this.element.style.backgroundImage = this.oldBgImage;
+    Element.setStyle(this.element, Object.extend(this.oldStyle, {
+      backgroundColor: this.options.restorecolor
+    }));
   }
 });
 
@@ -474,6 +460,7 @@ Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.ScrollTo.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
   setup: function() {
     Position.prepare();
     var offsets = Position.cumulativeOffset(this.element);
+    if(this.options.offset) offsets[1] += this.options.offset;
     var max = window.innerHeight ? 
       window.height - window.innerHeight :
       document.body.scrollHeight - 
@@ -496,42 +483,38 @@ Effect.Fade = function(element) {
   var options = Object.extend({
   from: Element.getOpacity(element) || 1.0,
   to:   0.0,
-  afterFinishInternal: function(effect) 
-    { if (effect.options.to == 0) {
-        Element.hide(effect.element);
-        Element.setInlineOpacity(effect.element, oldOpacity);
-      }  
-    }
+  afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) { 
+    if(effect.options.to!=0) return;
+    hide(effect.element);
+    setStyle(effect.element, {opacity: oldOpacity}); }}
   }, arguments[1] || {});
   return new Effect.Opacity(element,options);
 }
 
 Effect.Appear = function(element) {
   var options = Object.extend({
-  from: (Element.getStyle(element, "display") == "none" ? 0.0 : Element.getOpacity(element) || 0.0),
+  from: (Element.getStyle(element, 'display') == 'none' ? 0.0 : Element.getOpacity(element) || 0.0),
   to:   1.0,
-  beforeSetup: function(effect)  
-    { Element.setOpacity(effect.element, effect.options.from);
-      Element.show(effect.element); }
+  beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+    setOpacity(effect.element, effect.options.from);
+    show(effect.element); }}
   }, arguments[1] || {});
   return new Effect.Opacity(element,options);
 }
 
 Effect.Puff = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var oldOpacity = Element.getInlineOpacity(element);
-  var oldPosition = element.style.position;
+  var oldStyle = { opacity: Element.getInlineOpacity(element), position: Element.getStyle(element, 'position') };
   return new Effect.Parallel(
    [ new Effect.Scale(element, 200, 
       { sync: true, scaleFromCenter: true, scaleContent: true, restoreAfterFinish: true }), 
      new Effect.Opacity(element, { sync: true, to: 0.0 } ) ], 
      Object.extend({ duration: 1.0, 
-      beforeSetupInternal: function(effect) 
-       { effect.effects[0].element.style.position = 'absolute'; },
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect)
-       { Element.hide(effect.effects[0].element);
-         effect.effects[0].element.style.position = oldPosition;
-         Element.setInlineOpacity(effect.effects[0].element, oldOpacity); }
+      beforeSetupInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, {position: 'absolute'}); }},
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+         hide(effect.effects[0].element);
+         setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, oldStyle); }}
      }, arguments[1] || {})
    );
 }
@@ -543,18 +526,15 @@ Effect.BlindUp = function(element) {
     Object.extend({ scaleContent: false, 
       scaleX: false, 
       restoreAfterFinish: true,
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect)
-        { 
-          Element.hide(effect.element);
-          Element.undoClipping(effect.element);
-        } 
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        [hide, undoClipping].call(effect.element); }} 
     }, arguments[1] || {})
   );
 }
 
 Effect.BlindDown = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var oldHeight = element.style.height;
+  var oldHeight = Element.getStyle(element, 'height');
   var elementDimensions = Element.getDimensions(element);
   return new Effect.Scale(element, 100, 
     Object.extend({ scaleContent: false, 
@@ -562,15 +542,15 @@ Effect.BlindDown = function(element) {
       scaleFrom: 0,
       scaleMode: {originalHeight: elementDimensions.height, originalWidth: elementDimensions.width},
       restoreAfterFinish: true,
-      afterSetup: function(effect) {
-        Element.makeClipping(effect.element);
-        effect.element.style.height = "0px";
-        Element.show(effect.element); 
-      },  
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
-        Element.undoClipping(effect.element);
-        effect.element.style.height = oldHeight;
-      }
+      afterSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        makeClipping(effect.element);
+        setStyle(effect.element, {height: '0px'});
+        show(effect.element); 
+      }},  
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        undoClipping(effect.element);
+        setStyle(effect.element, {height: oldHeight});
+      }}
     }, arguments[1] || {})
   );
 }
@@ -586,16 +566,13 @@ Effect.SwitchOff = function(element) {
       new Effect.Scale(effect.element, 1, { 
         duration: 0.3, scaleFromCenter: true,
         scaleX: false, scaleContent: false, restoreAfterFinish: true,
-        beforeSetup: function(effect) { 
-          Element.makePositioned(effect.element); 
-          Element.makeClipping(effect.element);
-        },
-        afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-          Element.hide(effect.element); 
-          Element.undoClipping(effect.element);
-          Element.undoPositioned(effect.element);
-          Element.setInlineOpacity(effect.element, oldOpacity);
-        }
+        beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+          [makePositioned,makeClipping].call(effect.element);
+        }},
+        afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+          [hide,undoClipping,undoPositioned].call(effect.element);
+          setStyle(effect.element, {opacity: oldOpacity});
+        }}
       })
     }
   });
@@ -603,29 +580,28 @@ Effect.SwitchOff = function(element) {
 
 Effect.DropOut = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var oldTop = element.style.top;
-  var oldLeft = element.style.left;
-  var oldOpacity = Element.getInlineOpacity(element);
+  var oldStyle = {
+    top: Element.getStyle(element, 'top'),
+    left: Element.getStyle(element, 'left'),
+    opacity: Element.getInlineOpacity(element) };
   return new Effect.Parallel(
     [ new Effect.MoveBy(element, 100, 0, { sync: true }), 
       new Effect.Opacity(element, { sync: true, to: 0.0 }) ],
     Object.extend(
       { duration: 0.5,
-        beforeSetup: function(effect) { 
-          Element.makePositioned(effect.effects[0].element); },
-        afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-          Element.hide(effect.effects[0].element); 
-          Element.undoPositioned(effect.effects[0].element);
-          effect.effects[0].element.style.left = oldLeft;
-          effect.effects[0].element.style.top = oldTop;
-          Element.setInlineOpacity(effect.effects[0].element, oldOpacity); } 
+        beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+          makePositioned(effect.effects[0].element); }},
+        afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+          [hide, undoPositioned].call(effect.effects[0].element);
+          setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, oldStyle); }} 
       }, arguments[1] || {}));
 }
 
 Effect.Shake = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var oldTop = element.style.top;
-  var oldLeft = element.style.left;
+  var oldStyle = {
+    top: Element.getStyle(element, 'top'),
+    left: Element.getStyle(element, 'left') };
   return new Effect.MoveBy(element, 0, 20, 
     { duration: 0.05, afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
   new Effect.MoveBy(effect.element, 0, -40, 
@@ -637,39 +613,39 @@ Effect.Shake = function(element) {
   new Effect.MoveBy(effect.element, 0, 40, 
     { duration: 0.1, afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
   new Effect.MoveBy(effect.element, 0, -20, 
-    { duration: 0.05, afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
-        Element.undoPositioned(effect.element);
-        effect.element.style.left = oldLeft;
-        effect.element.style.top = oldTop;
-  }}) }}) }}) }}) }}) }});
+    { duration: 0.05, afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        undoPositioned(effect.element);
+        setStyle(effect.element, oldStyle);
+  }}}) }}) }}) }}) }}) }});
 }
 
 Effect.SlideDown = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
   Element.cleanWhitespace(element);
   // SlideDown need to have the content of the element wrapped in a container element with fixed height!
-  var oldInnerBottom = element.firstChild.style.bottom;
+  var oldInnerBottom = Element.getStyle(element.firstChild, 'bottom');
   var elementDimensions = Element.getDimensions(element);
-  return new Effect.Scale(element, 100, 
-   Object.extend({ scaleContent: false, 
+  return new Effect.Scale(element, 100, Object.extend({ 
+    scaleContent: false, 
     scaleX: false, 
     scaleFrom: 0,
-    scaleMode: {originalHeight: elementDimensions.height, originalWidth: elementDimensions.width},    
+    scaleMode: {originalHeight: elementDimensions.height, originalWidth: elementDimensions.width},
     restoreAfterFinish: true,
-    afterSetup: function(effect) {
-      Element.makePositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
-      if (window.opera) effect.element.firstChild.style.top = "";
-      Element.makeClipping(effect.element);
-      element.style.height = '0';
-      Element.show(element); 
-    },  
-    afterUpdateInternal: function(effect) { 
-      effect.element.firstChild.style.bottom = 
-        (effect.dims[0] - effect.element.clientHeight) + 'px'; },
-    afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-      Element.undoClipping(effect.element); 
-      Element.undoPositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
-      effect.element.firstChild.style.bottom = oldInnerBottom; }
+    afterSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      makePositioned(effect.element);
+      makePositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
+      if(window.opera) setStyle(effect.element, {top: ''});
+      makeClipping(effect.element);
+      setStyle(effect.element, {height: '0px'});
+      show(element); }},
+    afterUpdateInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      setStyle(effect.element.firstChild, {bottom:
+        (effect.dims[0] - effect.element.clientHeight) + 'px' }); }},
+    afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      undoClipping(effect.element); 
+      undoPositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
+      undoPositioned(effect.element);
+      setStyle(effect.element.firstChild, {bottom: oldInnerBottom}); }}
     }, arguments[1] || {})
   );
 }
@@ -677,122 +653,111 @@ Effect.SlideDown = function(element) {
 Effect.SlideUp = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
   Element.cleanWhitespace(element);
-  var oldInnerBottom = element.firstChild.style.bottom;
+  var oldInnerBottom = Element.getStyle(element.firstChild, 'bottom');
   return new Effect.Scale(element, 0, 
    Object.extend({ scaleContent: false, 
     scaleX: false, 
     scaleMode: 'box',
     scaleFrom: 100,
     restoreAfterFinish: true,
-    beforeStartInternal: function(effect) { 
-      Element.makePositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
-      if (window.opera) effect.element.firstChild.style.top = "";
-      Element.makeClipping(effect.element);
-      Element.show(element); 
-    },  
-    afterUpdateInternal: function(effect) { 
-     effect.element.firstChild.style.bottom = 
-       (effect.dims[0] - effect.element.clientHeight) + 'px'; },
-    afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-        Element.hide(effect.element);
-        Element.undoClipping(effect.element); 
-        Element.undoPositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
-        effect.element.firstChild.style.bottom = oldInnerBottom; }
+    beforeStartInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      makePositioned(effect.element);
+      makePositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
+      if(window.opera) setStyle(effect.element, {top: ''});
+      makeClipping(effect.element);
+      show(element); }},  
+    afterUpdateInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      setStyle(effect.element.firstChild, {bottom:
+        (effect.dims[0] - effect.element.clientHeight) + 'px' }); }},
+    afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        [hide, undoClipping].call(effect.element); 
+        undoPositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
+        undoPositioned(effect.element);
+        setStyle(effect.element.firstChild, {bottom: oldInnerBottom}); }}
    }, arguments[1] || {})
   );
 }
 
+// Bug in opera makes the TD containing this element expand for a instance after finish 
 Effect.Squish = function(element) {
-  // Bug in opera makes the TD containing this element expand for a instance after finish 
   return new Effect.Scale(element, window.opera ? 1 : 0, 
     { restoreAfterFinish: true,
-      beforeSetup: function(effect) { 
-        Element.makeClipping(effect.element); },  
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-        Element.hide(effect.element); 
-        Element.undoClipping(effect.element); } 
+      beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        makeClipping(effect.element); }},  
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        hide(effect.element); 
+        undoClipping(effect.element); }}
   });
 }
 
 Effect.Grow = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var options = arguments[1] || {};
-  
-  var elementDimensions = Element.getDimensions(element);
-  var originalWidth = elementDimensions.width;
-  var originalHeight = elementDimensions.height;
-  var oldTop = element.style.top;
-  var oldLeft = element.style.left;
-  var oldHeight = element.style.height;
-  var oldWidth = element.style.width;
-  var oldOpacity = Element.getInlineOpacity(element);
-  
-  var direction = options.direction || 'center';
-  var moveTransition = options.moveTransition || Effect.Transitions.sinoidal;
-  var scaleTransition = options.scaleTransition || Effect.Transitions.sinoidal;
-  var opacityTransition = options.opacityTransition || Effect.Transitions.full;
-  
+  var options = Object.extend({
+    direction: 'center',
+    moveTransistion: Effect.Transitions.sinoidal,
+    scaleTransition: Effect.Transitions.sinoidal,
+    opacityTransition: Effect.Transitions.full
+  }, arguments[1] || {});
+  var oldStyle = {
+    top: element.style.top,
+    left: element.style.left,
+    height: element.style.height,
+    width: element.style.width,
+    opacity: Element.getInlineOpacity(element) };
+
+  var dims = Element.getDimensions(element);    
   var initialMoveX, initialMoveY;
   var moveX, moveY;
   
-  switch (direction) {
+  switch (options.direction) {
     case 'top-left':
       initialMoveX = initialMoveY = moveX = moveY = 0; 
       break;
     case 'top-right':
-      initialMoveX = originalWidth;
+      initialMoveX = dims.width;
       initialMoveY = moveY = 0;
-      moveX = -originalWidth;
+      moveX = -dims.width;
       break;
     case 'bottom-left':
       initialMoveX = moveX = 0;
-      initialMoveY = originalHeight;
-      moveY = -originalHeight;
+      initialMoveY = dims.height;
+      moveY = -dims.height;
       break;
     case 'bottom-right':
-      initialMoveX = originalWidth;
-      initialMoveY = originalHeight;
-      moveX = -originalWidth;
-      moveY = -originalHeight;
+      initialMoveX = dims.width;
+      initialMoveY = dims.height;
+      moveX = -dims.width;
+      moveY = -dims.height;
       break;
     case 'center':
-      initialMoveX = originalWidth / 2;
-      initialMoveY = originalHeight / 2;
-      moveX = -originalWidth / 2;
-      moveY = -originalHeight / 2;
+      initialMoveX = dims.width / 2;
+      initialMoveY = dims.height / 2;
+      moveX = -dims.width / 2;
+      moveY = -dims.height / 2;
       break;
   }
   
   return new Effect.MoveBy(element, initialMoveY, initialMoveX, { 
     duration: 0.01, 
-    beforeSetup: function(effect) { 
-      Element.hide(effect.element);
-      Element.makeClipping(effect.element);
-      Element.makePositioned(effect.element);
-    },
+    beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      hide(effect.element);
+      makeClipping(effect.element);
+      makePositioned(effect.element);
+    }},
     afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
       new Effect.Parallel(
-        [ new Effect.Opacity(effect.element, { sync: true, to: 1.0, from: 0.0, transition: opacityTransition }),
-          new Effect.MoveBy(effect.element, moveY, moveX, { sync: true, transition: moveTransition }),
+        [ new Effect.Opacity(effect.element, { sync: true, to: 1.0, from: 0.0, transition: options.opacityTransition }),
+          new Effect.MoveBy(effect.element, moveY, moveX, { sync: true, transition: options.moveTransition }),
           new Effect.Scale(effect.element, 100, {
-            scaleMode: { originalHeight: originalHeight, originalWidth: originalWidth }, 
-            sync: true, scaleFrom: window.opera ? 1 : 0, transition: scaleTransition, restoreAfterFinish: true})
+            scaleMode: { originalHeight: dims.height, originalWidth: dims.width }, 
+            sync: true, scaleFrom: window.opera ? 1 : 0, transition: options.scaleTransition, restoreAfterFinish: true})
         ], Object.extend({
-             beforeSetup: function(effect) {
-              effect.effects[0].element.style.height = 0;
-              Element.show(effect.effects[0].element);
-             },              
-             afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
-               var el = effect.effects[0].element;
-               var els = el.style;
-               Element.undoClipping(el); 
-               Element.undoPositioned(el);
-               els.top = oldTop;
-               els.left = oldLeft;
-               els.height = oldHeight;
-               els.width = originalWidth + 'px';
-               Element.setInlineOpacity(el, oldOpacity);
-             }
+             beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+               setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, {height: '0px'});
+               show(effect.effects[0].element); }},
+             afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+               [undoClipping, undoPositioned].call(effect.effects[0].element); 
+               setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, oldStyle); }}
            }, options)
       )
     }
@@ -801,66 +766,54 @@ Effect.Grow = function(element) {
 
 Effect.Shrink = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var options = arguments[1] || {};
-  
-  var originalWidth = element.clientWidth;
-  var originalHeight = element.clientHeight;
-  var oldTop = element.style.top;
-  var oldLeft = element.style.left;
-  var oldHeight = element.style.height;
-  var oldWidth = element.style.width;
-  var oldOpacity = Element.getInlineOpacity(element);
-
-  var direction = options.direction || 'center';
-  var moveTransition = options.moveTransition || Effect.Transitions.sinoidal;
-  var scaleTransition = options.scaleTransition || Effect.Transitions.sinoidal;
-  var opacityTransition = options.opacityTransition || Effect.Transitions.none;
-  
+  var options = Object.extend({
+    direction: 'center',
+    moveTransistion: Effect.Transitions.sinoidal,
+    scaleTransition: Effect.Transitions.sinoidal,
+    opacityTransition: Effect.Transitions.none
+  }, arguments[1] || {});
+  var oldStyle = {
+    top: element.style.top,
+    left: element.style.left,
+    height: element.style.height,
+    width: element.style.width,
+    opacity: Element.getInlineOpacity(element) };
+
+  var dims = Element.getDimensions(element);
   var moveX, moveY;
   
-  switch (direction) {
+  switch (options.direction) {
     case 'top-left':
       moveX = moveY = 0;
       break;
     case 'top-right':
-      moveX = originalWidth;
+      moveX = dims.width;
       moveY = 0;
       break;
     case 'bottom-left':
       moveX = 0;
-      moveY = originalHeight;
+      moveY = dims.height;
       break;
     case 'bottom-right':
-      moveX = originalWidth;
-      moveY = originalHeight;
+      moveX = dims.width;
+      moveY = dims.height;
       break;
     case 'center':  
-      moveX = originalWidth / 2;
-      moveY = originalHeight / 2;
+      moveX = dims.width / 2;
+      moveY = dims.height / 2;
       break;
   }
   
   return new Effect.Parallel(
-    [ new Effect.Opacity(element, { sync: true, to: 0.0, from: 1.0, transition: opacityTransition }),
-      new Effect.Scale(element, window.opera ? 1 : 0, { sync: true, transition: scaleTransition, restoreAfterFinish: true}),
-      new Effect.MoveBy(element, moveY, moveX, { sync: true, transition: moveTransition })
+    [ new Effect.Opacity(element, { sync: true, to: 0.0, from: 1.0, transition: options.opacityTransition }),
+      new Effect.Scale(element, window.opera ? 1 : 0, { sync: true, transition: options.scaleTransition, restoreAfterFinish: true}),
+      new Effect.MoveBy(element, moveY, moveX, { sync: true, transition: options.moveTransition })
     ], Object.extend({            
-         beforeStartInternal: function(effect) { 
-           Element.makePositioned(effect.effects[0].element);
-           Element.makeClipping(effect.effects[0].element);
-         },
-         afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
-           var el = effect.effects[0].element;
-           var els = el.style;
-           Element.hide(el);
-           Element.undoClipping(el); 
-           Element.undoPositioned(el);
-           els.top = oldTop;
-           els.left = oldLeft;
-           els.height = oldHeight;
-           els.width = oldWidth;
-           Element.setInlineOpacity(el, oldOpacity);
-         }
+         beforeStartInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+           [makePositioned, makeClipping].call(effect.effects[0].element) }},
+         afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+           [hide, undoClipping, undoPositioned].call(effect.effects[0].element);
+           setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, oldStyle); }}
        }, options)
   );
 }
@@ -874,16 +827,17 @@ Effect.Pulsate = function(element) {
   reverser.bind(transition);
   return new Effect.Opacity(element, 
     Object.extend(Object.extend({  duration: 3.0, from: 0,
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { Element.setInlineOpacity(effect.element, oldOpacity); }
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { Element.setStyle(effect.element, {opacity: oldOpacity}); }
     }, options), {transition: reverser}));
 }
 
 Effect.Fold = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var originalTop = element.style.top;
-  var originalLeft = element.style.left;
-  var originalWidth = element.style.width;
-  var originalHeight = element.style.height;
+  var oldStyle = {
+    top: element.style.top,
+    left: element.style.left,
+    width: element.style.width,
+    height: element.style.height };
   Element.makeClipping(element);
   return new Effect.Scale(element, 5, Object.extend({   
     scaleContent: false,
@@ -892,13 +846,9 @@ Effect.Fold = function(element) {
     new Effect.Scale(element, 1, { 
       scaleContent: false, 
       scaleY: false,
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-        Element.hide(effect.element);  
-        Element.undoClipping(effect.element); 
-        effect.element.style.top = originalTop;
-        effect.element.style.left = originalLeft;
-        effect.element.style.width = originalWidth;
-        effect.element.style.height = originalHeight;
-      } });
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        [hide, undoClipping].call(effect.element); 
+        setStyle(effect.element, oldStyle);
+      }} });
   }}, arguments[1] || {}));
 }
diff --git a/railties/CHANGELOG b/railties/CHANGELOG
index 739a6fd853..d198d65502 100644
--- a/railties/CHANGELOG
+++ b/railties/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Update to script.aculo.us 1.5.0_rc6
+
 * Update instructions on how to find and install generators. #3172. [Chad Fowler]
 
 * Generator looks in vendor/generators also.  [Chad Fowler]
diff --git a/railties/html/javascripts/dragdrop.js b/railties/html/javascripts/dragdrop.js
index 326700782e..92d1f73162 100644
--- a/railties/html/javascripts/dragdrop.js
+++ b/railties/html/javascripts/dragdrop.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var Droppables = {
   drops: [],
 
   remove: function(element) {
-    this.drops = this.drops.reject(function(d) { return d.element==element });
+    this.drops = this.drops.reject(function(d) { return d.element==$(element) });
   },
 
   add: function(element) {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var Droppables = {
     return drop._containers.detect(function(c) { return parentNode == c });
   },
 
-  isAffected: function(pX, pY, element, drop) {
+  isAffected: function(point, element, drop) {
     return (
       (drop.element!=element) &&
       ((!drop._containers) ||
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ var Droppables = {
       ((!drop.accept) ||
         (Element.classNames(element).detect( 
           function(v) { return drop.accept.include(v) } ) )) &&
-      Position.within(drop.element, pX, pY) );
+      Position.within(drop.element, point[0], point[1]) );
   },
 
   deactivate: function(drop) {
@@ -61,38 +61,32 @@ var Droppables = {
   },
 
   activate: function(drop) {
-    if(this.last_active) this.deactivate(this.last_active);
     if(drop.hoverclass)
       Element.addClassName(drop.element, drop.hoverclass);
     this.last_active = drop;
   },
 
-  show: function(event, element) {
+  show: function(point, element) {
     if(!this.drops.length) return;
-    var pX = Event.pointerX(event);
-    var pY = Event.pointerY(event);
-    Position.prepare();
-
-    var i = this.drops.length-1; do {
-      var drop = this.drops[i];
-      if(this.isAffected(pX, pY, element, drop)) {
+    
+    if(this.last_active) this.deactivate(this.last_active);
+    this.drops.each( function(drop) {
+      if(Droppables.isAffected(point, element, drop)) {
         if(drop.onHover)
            drop.onHover(element, drop.element, Position.overlap(drop.overlap, drop.element));
         if(drop.greedy) { 
-          this.activate(drop);
-          return;
+          Droppables.activate(drop);
+          throw $break;
         }
       }
-    } while (i--);
-    
-    if(this.last_active) this.deactivate(this.last_active);
+    });
   },
 
   fire: function(event, element) {
     if(!this.last_active) return;
     Position.prepare();
 
-    if (this.isAffected(Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event), element, this.last_active))
+    if (this.isAffected([Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event)], element, this.last_active))
       if (this.last_active.onDrop) 
         this.last_active.onDrop(element, this.last_active.element, event);
   },
@@ -104,21 +98,78 @@ var Droppables = {
 }
 
 var Draggables = {
+  drags: [],
   observers: [],
+  
+  register: function(draggable) {
+    if(this.drags.length == 0) {
+      this.eventMouseUp   = this.endDrag.bindAsEventListener(this);
+      this.eventMouseMove = this.updateDrag.bindAsEventListener(this);
+      this.eventKeypress  = this.keyPress.bindAsEventListener(this);
+      
+      Event.observe(document, "mouseup", this.eventMouseUp);
+      Event.observe(document, "mousemove", this.eventMouseMove);
+      Event.observe(document, "keypress", this.eventKeypress);
+    }
+    this.drags.push(draggable);
+  },
+  
+  unregister: function(draggable) {
+    this.drags = this.drags.reject(function(d) { return d==draggable });
+    if(this.drags.length == 0) {
+      Event.stopObserving(document, "mouseup", this.eventMouseUp);
+      Event.stopObserving(document, "mousemove", this.eventMouseMove);
+      Event.stopObserving(document, "keypress", this.eventKeypress);
+    }
+  },
+  
+  activate: function(draggable) {
+    window.focus(); // allows keypress events if window isn't currently focused, fails for Safari
+    this.activeDraggable = draggable;
+  },
+  
+  deactivate: function(draggbale) {
+    this.activeDraggable = null;
+  },
+  
+  updateDrag: function(event) {
+    if(!this.activeDraggable) return;
+    var pointer = [Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event)];
+    // Mozilla-based browsers fire successive mousemove events with
+    // the same coordinates, prevent needless redrawing (moz bug?)
+    if(this._lastPointer && (this._lastPointer.inspect() == pointer.inspect())) return;
+    this._lastPointer = pointer;
+    this.activeDraggable.updateDrag(event, pointer);
+  },
+  
+  endDrag: function(event) {
+    if(!this.activeDraggable) return;
+    this._lastPointer = null;
+    this.activeDraggable.endDrag(event);
+  },
+  
+  keyPress: function(event) {
+    if(this.activeDraggable)
+      this.activeDraggable.keyPress(event);
+  },
+  
   addObserver: function(observer) {
     this.observers.push(observer);
     this._cacheObserverCallbacks();
   },
+  
   removeObserver: function(element) {  // element instead of observer fixes mem leaks
     this.observers = this.observers.reject( function(o) { return o.element==element });
     this._cacheObserverCallbacks();
   },
+  
   notify: function(eventName, draggable, event) {  // 'onStart', 'onEnd', 'onDrag'
     if(this[eventName+'Count'] > 0)
       this.observers.each( function(o) {
         if(o[eventName]) o[eventName](eventName, draggable, event);
       });
   },
+  
   _cacheObserverCallbacks: function() {
     ['onStart','onEnd','onDrag'].each( function(eventName) {
       Draggables[eventName+'Count'] = Draggables.observers.select(
@@ -140,68 +191,48 @@ Draggable.prototype = {
       },
       reverteffect: function(element, top_offset, left_offset) {
         var dur = Math.sqrt(Math.abs(top_offset^2)+Math.abs(left_offset^2))*0.02;
-        new Effect.MoveBy(element, -top_offset, -left_offset, {duration:dur});
+        element._revert = new Effect.MoveBy(element, -top_offset, -left_offset, {duration:dur});
       },
       endeffect: function(element) { 
-         new Effect.Opacity(element, {duration:0.2, from:0.7, to:1.0}); 
+        new Effect.Opacity(element, {duration:0.2, from:0.7, to:1.0}); 
       },
       zindex: 1000,
-      revert: false
+      revert: false,
+      snap: false   // false, or xy or [x,y] or function(x,y){ return [x,y] }
     }, arguments[1] || {});
 
-    this.element      = $(element);
+    this.element = $(element);
+    
     if(options.handle && (typeof options.handle == 'string'))
-      this.handle = Element.childrenWithClassName(this.element, options.handle)[0];
-      
+      this.handle = Element.childrenWithClassName(this.element, options.handle)[0];  
     if(!this.handle) this.handle = $(options.handle);
     if(!this.handle) this.handle = this.element;
 
     Element.makePositioned(this.element); // fix IE    
 
-    this.offsetX      = 0;
-    this.offsetY      = 0;
-    this.originalLeft = this.currentLeft();
-    this.originalTop  = this.currentTop();
-    this.originalX    = this.element.offsetLeft;
-    this.originalY    = this.element.offsetTop;
-
-    this.options      = options;
-
-    this.active       = false;
-    this.dragging     = false;   
+    this.delta    = this.currentDelta();
+    this.options  = options;
+    this.dragging = false;   
 
-    this.eventMouseDown = this.startDrag.bindAsEventListener(this);
-    this.eventMouseUp   = this.endDrag.bindAsEventListener(this);
-    this.eventMouseMove = this.update.bindAsEventListener(this);
-    this.eventKeypress  = this.keyPress.bindAsEventListener(this);
+    this.eventMouseDown = this.initDrag.bindAsEventListener(this);
+    Event.observe(this.handle, "mousedown", this.eventMouseDown);
     
-    this.registerEvents();
+    Draggables.register(this);
   },
+  
   destroy: function() {
     Event.stopObserving(this.handle, "mousedown", this.eventMouseDown);
-    this.unregisterEvents();
-  },
-  registerEvents: function() {
-    Event.observe(document, "mouseup", this.eventMouseUp);
-    Event.observe(document, "mousemove", this.eventMouseMove);
-    Event.observe(document, "keypress", this.eventKeypress);
-    Event.observe(this.handle, "mousedown", this.eventMouseDown);
-  },
-  unregisterEvents: function() {
-    //if(!this.active) return;
-    //Event.stopObserving(document, "mouseup", this.eventMouseUp);
-    //Event.stopObserving(document, "mousemove", this.eventMouseMove);
-    //Event.stopObserving(document, "keypress", this.eventKeypress);
+    Draggables.unregister(this);
   },
-  currentLeft: function() {
-    return parseInt(this.element.style.left || '0');
+  
+  currentDelta: function() {
+    return([
+      parseInt(this.element.style.left || '0'),
+      parseInt(this.element.style.top || '0')]);
   },
-  currentTop: function() {
-    return parseInt(this.element.style.top || '0')
-  },
-  startDrag: function(event) {
-    if(Event.isLeftClick(event)) {
-      
+  
+  initDrag: function(event) {
+    if(Event.isLeftClick(event)) {    
       // abort on form elements, fixes a Firefox issue
       var src = Event.element(event);
       if(src.tagName && (
@@ -209,20 +240,53 @@ Draggable.prototype = {
         src.tagName=='SELECT' ||
         src.tagName=='BUTTON' ||
         src.tagName=='TEXTAREA')) return;
+        
+      if(this.element._revert) {
+        this.element._revert.cancel();
+        this.element._revert = null;
+      }
       
-      // this.registerEvents();
-      this.active = true;
       var pointer = [Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event)];
-      var offsets = Position.cumulativeOffset(this.element);
-      this.offsetX =  (pointer[0] - offsets[0]);
-      this.offsetY =  (pointer[1] - offsets[1]);
+      var pos     = Position.cumulativeOffset(this.element);
+      this.offset = [0,1].map( function(i) { return (pointer[i] - pos[i]) });
+      
+      Draggables.activate(this);
       Event.stop(event);
     }
   },
+  
+  startDrag: function(event) {
+    this.dragging = true;
+    
+    if(this.options.zindex) {
+      this.originalZ = parseInt(Element.getStyle(this.element,'z-index') || 0);
+      this.element.style.zIndex = this.options.zindex;
+    }
+    
+    if(this.options.ghosting) {
+      this._clone = this.element.cloneNode(true);
+      Position.absolutize(this.element);
+      this.element.parentNode.insertBefore(this._clone, this.element);
+    }
+    
+    Draggables.notify('onStart', this, event);
+    if(this.options.starteffect) this.options.starteffect(this.element);
+  },
+  
+  updateDrag: function(event, pointer) {
+    if(!this.dragging) this.startDrag(event);
+    Position.prepare();
+    Droppables.show(pointer, this.element);
+    Draggables.notify('onDrag', this, event);
+    this.draw(pointer);
+    if(this.options.change) this.options.change(this);
+    
+    // fix AppleWebKit rendering
+    if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf('AppleWebKit')>0) window.scrollBy(0,0);
+    Event.stop(event);
+  },
+  
   finishDrag: function(event, success) {
-    // this.unregisterEvents();
-
-    this.active = false;
     this.dragging = false;
 
     if(this.options.ghosting) {
@@ -236,14 +300,13 @@ Draggable.prototype = {
 
     var revert = this.options.revert;
     if(revert && typeof revert == 'function') revert = revert(this.element);
-
+    
+    var d = this.currentDelta();
     if(revert && this.options.reverteffect) {
       this.options.reverteffect(this.element, 
-      this.currentTop()-this.originalTop,
-      this.currentLeft()-this.originalLeft);
+        d[1]-this.delta[1], d[0]-this.delta[0]);
     } else {
-      this.originalLeft = this.currentLeft();
-      this.originalTop  = this.currentTop();
+      this.delta = d;
     }
 
     if(this.options.zindex)
@@ -252,71 +315,48 @@ Draggable.prototype = {
     if(this.options.endeffect) 
       this.options.endeffect(this.element);
 
-
+    Draggables.deactivate(this);
     Droppables.reset();
   },
+  
   keyPress: function(event) {
-    if(this.active) {
-      if(event.keyCode==Event.KEY_ESC) {
-        this.finishDrag(event, false);
-        Event.stop(event);
-      }
-    }
+    if(!event.keyCode==Event.KEY_ESC) return;
+    this.finishDrag(event, false);
+    Event.stop(event);
   },
+  
   endDrag: function(event) {
-    if(this.active && this.dragging) {
-      this.finishDrag(event, true);
-      Event.stop(event);
-    }
-    this.active = false;
-    this.dragging = false;
-  },
-  draw: function(event) {
-    var pointer = [Event.pointerX(event), Event.pointerY(event)];
-    var offsets = Position.cumulativeOffset(this.element);
-    offsets[0] -= this.currentLeft();
-    offsets[1] -= this.currentTop();
+    if(!this.dragging) return;
+    this.finishDrag(event, true);
+    Event.stop(event);
+  },
+  
+  draw: function(point) {
+    var pos = Position.cumulativeOffset(this.element);
+    var d = this.currentDelta();
+    pos[0] -= d[0]; pos[1] -= d[1];
+    
+    var p = [0,1].map(function(i){ return (point[i]-pos[i]-this.offset[i]) }.bind(this));
+    
+    if(this.options.snap) {
+      if(typeof this.options.snap == 'function') {
+        p = this.options.snap(p[0],p[1]);
+      } else {
+      if(this.options.snap instanceof Array) {
+        p = p.map( function(v, i) {
+          return Math.round(v/this.options.snap[i])*this.options.snap[i] }.bind(this))
+      } else {
+        p = p.map( function(v) {
+          return Math.round(v/this.options.snap)*this.options.snap }.bind(this))
+      }
+    }}
+    
     var style = this.element.style;
     if((!this.options.constraint) || (this.options.constraint=='horizontal'))
-      style.left = (pointer[0] - offsets[0] - this.offsetX) + "px";
+      style.left = p[0] + "px";
     if((!this.options.constraint) || (this.options.constraint=='vertical'))
-      style.top  = (pointer[1] - offsets[1] - this.offsetY) + "px";
+      style.top  = p[1] + "px";
     if(style.visibility=="hidden") style.visibility = ""; // fix gecko rendering
-  },
-  update: function(event) {
-   if(this.active) {
-      if(!this.dragging) {
-        var style = this.element.style;
-        this.dragging = true;
-        
-        if(Element.getStyle(this.element,'position')=='') 
-          style.position = "relative";
-        
-        if(this.options.zindex) {
-          this.originalZ = parseInt(Element.getStyle(this.element,'z-index') || 0);
-          style.zIndex = this.options.zindex;
-        }
-
-        if(this.options.ghosting) {
-          this._clone = this.element.cloneNode(true);
-          Position.absolutize(this.element);
-          this.element.parentNode.insertBefore(this._clone, this.element);
-        }
-
-        Draggables.notify('onStart', this, event);
-        if(this.options.starteffect) this.options.starteffect(this.element);
-      }
-
-      Droppables.show(event, this.element);
-      Draggables.notify('onDrag', this, event);
-      this.draw(event);
-      if(this.options.change) this.options.change(this);
-
-      // fix AppleWebKit rendering
-      if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf('AppleWebKit')>0) window.scrollBy(0,0); 
-
-      Event.stop(event);
-   }
   }
 }
 
@@ -329,9 +369,11 @@ SortableObserver.prototype = {
     this.observer  = observer;
     this.lastValue = Sortable.serialize(this.element);
   },
+  
   onStart: function() {
     this.lastValue = Sortable.serialize(this.element);
   },
+  
   onEnd: function() {
     Sortable.unmark();
     if(this.lastValue != Sortable.serialize(this.element))
@@ -341,10 +383,12 @@ SortableObserver.prototype = {
 
 var Sortable = {
   sortables: new Array(),
+  
   options: function(element){
     element = $(element);
     return this.sortables.detect(function(s) { return s.element == element });
   },
+  
   destroy: function(element){
     element = $(element);
     this.sortables.findAll(function(s) { return s.element == element }).each(function(s){
@@ -354,6 +398,7 @@ var Sortable = {
     });
     this.sortables = this.sortables.reject(function(s) { return s.element == element });
   },
+  
   create: function(element) {
     element = $(element);
     var options = Object.extend({ 
@@ -447,7 +492,7 @@ var Sortable = {
     if(!element.hasChildNodes()) return null;
     var elements = [];
     $A(element.childNodes).each( function(e) {
-      if(e.tagName && e.tagName==options.tag.toUpperCase() &&
+      if(e.tagName && e.tagName.toUpperCase()==options.tag.toUpperCase() &&
         (!options.only || (Element.hasClassName(e, options.only))))
           elements.push(e);
       if(options.tree) {
@@ -531,7 +576,7 @@ var Sortable = {
       name: element.id,
       format: sortableOptions.format || /^[^_]*_(.*)$/
     }, arguments[1] || {});
-    return $(this.findElements(element, options) || []).collect( function(item) {
+    return $(this.findElements(element, options) || []).map( function(item) {
       return (encodeURIComponent(options.name) + "[]=" + 
               encodeURIComponent(item.id.match(options.format) ? item.id.match(options.format)[1] : ''));
     }).join("&");
diff --git a/railties/html/javascripts/effects.js b/railties/html/javascripts/effects.js
index 6a14d24b97..414398ce47 100644
--- a/railties/html/javascripts/effects.js
+++ b/railties/html/javascripts/effects.js
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 // converts rgb() and #xxx to #xxxxxx format,  
 // returns self (or first argument) if not convertable  
 String.prototype.parseColor = function() {  
-  color = "#";  
-  if(this.slice(0,4) == "rgb(") {  
+  var color = '#';  
+  if(this.slice(0,4) == 'rgb(') {  
     var cols = this.slice(4,this.length-1).split(',');  
     var i=0; do { color += parseInt(cols[i]).toColorPart() } while (++i<3);  
   } else {  
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ String.prototype.parseColor = function() {
 
 Element.collectTextNodesIgnoreClass = function(element, ignoreclass) {  
   var children = $(element).childNodes;  
-  var text     = "";  
-  var classtest = new RegExp("^([^ ]+ )*" + ignoreclass+ "( [^ ]+)*$","i");  
+  var text     = '';  
+  var classtest = new RegExp('^([^ ]+ )*' + ignoreclass+ '( [^ ]+)*$','i');  
  
   for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {  
     if(children[i].nodeType==3) {  
@@ -41,69 +41,70 @@ Element.collectTextNodesIgnoreClass = function(element, ignoreclass) {
   return text;
 }
 
+Element.setStyle = function(element, style) {
+  element = $(element);
+  for(k in style) element.style[k.camelize()] = style[k];
+}
+
 Element.setContentZoom = function(element, percent) {  
-  element = $(element);  
-  element.style.fontSize = (percent/100) + "em";   
+  Element.setStyle(element, {fontSize: (percent/100) + 'em'});   
   if(navigator.appVersion.indexOf('AppleWebKit')>0) window.scrollBy(0,0);  
 }
 
 Element.getOpacity = function(element){  
-  var opacity;  
-  if (opacity = Element.getStyle(element, "opacity"))  
+  var opacity;
+  if (opacity = Element.getStyle(element, 'opacity'))  
     return parseFloat(opacity);  
-  if (opacity = (Element.getStyle(element, "filter") || '').match(/alpha\(opacity=(.*)\)/))  
+  if (opacity = (Element.getStyle(element, 'filter') || '').match(/alpha\(opacity=(.*)\)/))  
     if(opacity[1]) return parseFloat(opacity[1]) / 100;  
   return 1.0;  
 }
 
 Element.setOpacity = function(element, value){  
   element= $(element);  
-  var els = element.style;  
-  if (value == 1){  
-    els.opacity = '0.999999';  
+  if (value == 1){
+    Element.setStyle(element, { opacity: 
+      (/Gecko/.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/Konqueror|Safari|KHTML/.test(navigator.userAgent)) ? 
+      0.999999 : null });
     if(/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent))  
-      els.filter = Element.getStyle(element,'filter').replace(/alpha\([^\)]*\)/gi,'');  
+      Element.setStyle(element, {filter: Element.getStyle(element,'filter').replace(/alpha\([^\)]*\)/gi,'')});  
   } else {  
     if(value < 0.00001) value = 0;  
-    els.opacity = value;  
+    Element.setStyle(element, {opacity: value});
     if(/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent))  
-      els.filter = Element.getStyle(element,'filter').replace(/alpha\([^\)]*\)/gi,'') +  
-        "alpha(opacity="+value*100+")";  
+     Element.setStyle(element, 
+       { filter: Element.getStyle(element,'filter').replace(/alpha\([^\)]*\)/gi,'') +
+                 'alpha(opacity='+value*100+')' });  
   }   
 }  
  
 Element.getInlineOpacity = function(element){  
-  element= $(element);  
-  var op;  
-  op = element.style.opacity;  
-  if (typeof op != "undefined" && op != "") return op;  
-  return "";  
-}  
- 
-Element.setInlineOpacity = function(element, value){  
-  element= $(element);  
-  var els = element.style;  
-  els.opacity = value;  
+  return $(element).style.opacity || '';
 }  
- 
+
 Element.childrenWithClassName = function(element, className) {  
   return $A($(element).getElementsByTagName('*')).select(
     function(c) { return Element.hasClassName(c, className) });
-}  
- 
+}
+
+Array.prototype.call = function() {
+  var args = arguments;
+  this.each(function(f){ f.apply(this, args) });
+}
+
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 var Effect = {
   tagifyText: function(element) {
-    var tagifyStyle = "position:relative";
-    if(/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) tagifyStyle += ";zoom:1";
+    var tagifyStyle = 'position:relative';
+    if(/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) tagifyStyle += ';zoom:1';
     element = $(element);
     $A(element.childNodes).each( function(child) {
       if(child.nodeType==3) {
         child.nodeValue.toArray().each( function(character) {
           element.insertBefore(
             Builder.node('span',{style: tagifyStyle},
-              character == " " ? String.fromCharCode(160) : character), 
+              character == ' ' ? String.fromCharCode(160) : character), 
               child);
         });
         Element.remove(child);
@@ -123,11 +124,10 @@ var Effect = {
       speed: 0.1,
       delay: 0.0
     }, arguments[2] || {});
-    var speed = options.speed;
-    var delay = options.delay;
+    var masterDelay = options.delay;
 
     $A(elements).each( function(element, index) {
-      new effect(element, Object.extend(options, { delay: delay + index * speed }));
+      new effect(element, Object.extend(options, { delay: index * options.speed + masterDelay }));
     });
   }
 };
@@ -258,13 +258,15 @@ Effect.Base.prototype = {
       if(this.setup) this.setup();
       this.event('afterSetup');
     }
-    if(this.options.transition) pos = this.options.transition(pos);
-    pos *= (this.options.to-this.options.from);
-    pos += this.options.from;
-    this.position = pos;
-    this.event('beforeUpdate');
-    if(this.update) this.update(pos);
-    this.event('afterUpdate');
+    if(this.state == 'running') {
+      if(this.options.transition) pos = this.options.transition(pos);
+      pos *= (this.options.to-this.options.from);
+      pos += this.options.from;
+      this.position = pos;
+      this.event('beforeUpdate');
+      if(this.update) this.update(pos);
+      this.event('afterUpdate');
+    }
   },
   cancel: function() {
     if(!this.options.sync) Effect.Queue.remove(this);
@@ -273,6 +275,9 @@ Effect.Base.prototype = {
   event: function(eventName) {
     if(this.options[eventName + 'Internal']) this.options[eventName + 'Internal'](this);
     if(this.options[eventName]) this.options[eventName](this);
+  },
+  inspect: function() {
+    return '#<Effect:' + $H(this).inspect() + ',options:' + $H(this.options).inspect() + '>';
   }
 }
 
@@ -302,7 +307,7 @@ Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.Opacity.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
     this.element = $(element);
     // make this work on IE on elements without 'layout'
     if(/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent) && (!this.element.hasLayout))
-      this.element.style.zoom = 1;
+      Element.setStyle(this.element, {zoom: 1});
     var options = Object.extend({
       from: Element.getOpacity(this.element) || 0.0,
       to:   1.0
@@ -326,20 +331,16 @@ Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.MoveBy.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
     // Bug in Opera: Opera returns the "real" position of a static element or
     // relative element that does not have top/left explicitly set.
     // ==> Always set top and left for position relative elements in your stylesheets 
-    // (to 0 if you do not need them)
-    
+    // (to 0 if you do not need them) 
     Element.makePositioned(this.element);
     this.originalTop  = parseFloat(Element.getStyle(this.element,'top')  || '0');
     this.originalLeft = parseFloat(Element.getStyle(this.element,'left') || '0');
   },
   update: function(position) {
-    var topd  = this.toTop  * position + this.originalTop;
-    var leftd = this.toLeft * position + this.originalLeft;
-    this.setPosition(topd, leftd);
-  },
-  setPosition: function(topd, leftd) {
-    this.element.style.top  = topd  + "px";
-    this.element.style.left = leftd + "px";
+    Element.setStyle(this.element, {
+      top:  this.toTop  * position + this.originalTop + 'px',
+      left: this.toLeft * position + this.originalLeft + 'px'
+    });
   }
 });
 
@@ -359,33 +360,31 @@ Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.Scale.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
     this.start(options);
   },
   setup: function() {
-    var effect = this;
-    
     this.restoreAfterFinish = this.options.restoreAfterFinish || false;
     this.elementPositioning = Element.getStyle(this.element,'position');
     
-    effect.originalStyle = {};
+    this.originalStyle = {};
     ['top','left','width','height','fontSize'].each( function(k) {
-      effect.originalStyle[k] = effect.element.style[k];
-    });
+      this.originalStyle[k] = this.element.style[k];
+    }.bind(this));
       
     this.originalTop  = this.element.offsetTop;
     this.originalLeft = this.element.offsetLeft;
     
-    var fontSize = Element.getStyle(this.element,'font-size') || "100%";
+    var fontSize = Element.getStyle(this.element,'font-size') || '100%';
     ['em','px','%'].each( function(fontSizeType) {
       if(fontSize.indexOf(fontSizeType)>0) {
-        effect.fontSize     = parseFloat(fontSize);
-        effect.fontSizeType = fontSizeType;
+        this.fontSize     = parseFloat(fontSize);
+        this.fontSizeType = fontSizeType;
       }
-    });
+    }.bind(this));
     
     this.factor = (this.options.scaleTo - this.options.scaleFrom)/100;
     
     this.dims = null;
     if(this.options.scaleMode=='box')
-      this.dims = [this.element.clientHeight, this.element.clientWidth];
-    if(this.options.scaleMode=='content')
+      this.dims = [this.element.offsetHeight, this.element.offsetWidth];
+    if(/^content/.test(this.options.scaleMode))
       this.dims = [this.element.scrollHeight, this.element.scrollWidth];
     if(!this.dims)
       this.dims = [this.options.scaleMode.originalHeight,
@@ -394,32 +393,28 @@ Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.Scale.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
   update: function(position) {
     var currentScale = (this.options.scaleFrom/100.0) + (this.factor * position);
     if(this.options.scaleContent && this.fontSize)
-      this.element.style.fontSize = this.fontSize*currentScale + this.fontSizeType;
+      Element.setStyle(this.element, {fontSize: this.fontSize * currentScale + this.fontSizeType });
     this.setDimensions(this.dims[0] * currentScale, this.dims[1] * currentScale);
   },
   finish: function(position) {
-    if (this.restoreAfterFinish) {
-      var effect = this;
-      ['top','left','width','height','fontSize'].each( function(k) {
-        effect.element.style[k] = effect.originalStyle[k];
-      });
-    }
+    if (this.restoreAfterFinish) Element.setStyle(this.element, this.originalStyle);
   },
   setDimensions: function(height, width) {
-    var els = this.element.style;
-    if(this.options.scaleX) els.width = width + 'px';
-    if(this.options.scaleY) els.height = height + 'px';
+    var d = {};
+    if(this.options.scaleX) d.width = width + 'px';
+    if(this.options.scaleY) d.height = height + 'px';
     if(this.options.scaleFromCenter) {
       var topd  = (height - this.dims[0])/2;
       var leftd = (width  - this.dims[1])/2;
       if(this.elementPositioning == 'absolute') {
-        if(this.options.scaleY) els.top = this.originalTop-topd + "px";
-        if(this.options.scaleX) els.left = this.originalLeft-leftd + "px";
+        if(this.options.scaleY) d.top = this.originalTop-topd + 'px';
+        if(this.options.scaleX) d.left = this.originalLeft-leftd + 'px';
       } else {
-        if(this.options.scaleY) els.top = -topd + "px";
-        if(this.options.scaleX) els.left = -leftd + "px";
+        if(this.options.scaleY) d.top = -topd + 'px';
+        if(this.options.scaleX) d.left = -leftd + 'px';
       }
     }
+    Element.setStyle(this.element, d);
   }
 });
 
@@ -427,41 +422,32 @@ Effect.Highlight = Class.create();
 Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.Highlight.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
   initialize: function(element) {
     this.element = $(element);
-    var options = Object.extend({
-      startcolor:   "#ffff99"
-    }, arguments[1] || {});
+    var options = Object.extend({ startcolor: '#ffff99' }, arguments[1] || {});
     this.start(options);
   },
   setup: function() {
     // Prevent executing on elements not in the layout flow
-    if(this.element.style.display=='none') { this.cancel(); return; }
+    if(Element.getStyle(this.element, 'display')=='none') { this.cancel(); return; }
     // Disable background image during the effect
-    this.oldBgImage = this.element.style.backgroundImage;
-    this.element.style.backgroundImage = "none";
+    this.oldStyle = {
+      backgroundImage: Element.getStyle(this.element, 'background-image') };
+    Element.setStyle(this.element, {backgroundImage: 'none'});
     if(!this.options.endcolor)
       this.options.endcolor = Element.getStyle(this.element, 'background-color').parseColor('#ffffff');
-    if (typeof this.options.restorecolor == "undefined")
-      this.options.restorecolor = this.element.style.backgroundColor;
+    if(!this.options.restorecolor)
+      this.options.restorecolor = Element.getStyle(this.element, 'background-color');
     // init color calculations
-    this.colors_base = [
-      parseInt(this.options.startcolor.slice(1,3),16),
-      parseInt(this.options.startcolor.slice(3,5),16),
-      parseInt(this.options.startcolor.slice(5),16) ];
-    this.colors_delta = [
-      parseInt(this.options.endcolor.slice(1,3),16)-this.colors_base[0],
-      parseInt(this.options.endcolor.slice(3,5),16)-this.colors_base[1],
-      parseInt(this.options.endcolor.slice(5),16)-this.colors_base[2]];
+    this._base  = $R(0,2).map(function(i){ return parseInt(this.options.startcolor.slice(i*2+1,i*2+3),16) }.bind(this));
+    this._delta = $R(0,2).map(function(i){ return parseInt(this.options.endcolor.slice(i*2+1,i*2+3),16)-this._base[i] }.bind(this));
   },
   update: function(position) {
-    var effect = this; var colors = $R(0,2).map( function(i){ 
-      return Math.round(effect.colors_base[i]+(effect.colors_delta[i]*position))
-    });
-    this.element.style.backgroundColor = "#" +
-      colors[0].toColorPart() + colors[1].toColorPart() + colors[2].toColorPart();
+    Element.setStyle(this.element,{backgroundColor: $R(0,2).inject('#',function(m,v,i){
+      return m+(Math.round(this._base[i]+(this._delta[i]*position)).toColorPart()); }.bind(this)) });
   },
   finish: function() {
-    this.element.style.backgroundColor = this.options.restorecolor;
-    this.element.style.backgroundImage = this.oldBgImage;
+    Element.setStyle(this.element, Object.extend(this.oldStyle, {
+      backgroundColor: this.options.restorecolor
+    }));
   }
 });
 
@@ -474,6 +460,7 @@ Object.extend(Object.extend(Effect.ScrollTo.prototype, Effect.Base.prototype), {
   setup: function() {
     Position.prepare();
     var offsets = Position.cumulativeOffset(this.element);
+    if(this.options.offset) offsets[1] += this.options.offset;
     var max = window.innerHeight ? 
       window.height - window.innerHeight :
       document.body.scrollHeight - 
@@ -496,42 +483,38 @@ Effect.Fade = function(element) {
   var options = Object.extend({
   from: Element.getOpacity(element) || 1.0,
   to:   0.0,
-  afterFinishInternal: function(effect) 
-    { if (effect.options.to == 0) {
-        Element.hide(effect.element);
-        Element.setInlineOpacity(effect.element, oldOpacity);
-      }  
-    }
+  afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) { 
+    if(effect.options.to!=0) return;
+    hide(effect.element);
+    setStyle(effect.element, {opacity: oldOpacity}); }}
   }, arguments[1] || {});
   return new Effect.Opacity(element,options);
 }
 
 Effect.Appear = function(element) {
   var options = Object.extend({
-  from: (Element.getStyle(element, "display") == "none" ? 0.0 : Element.getOpacity(element) || 0.0),
+  from: (Element.getStyle(element, 'display') == 'none' ? 0.0 : Element.getOpacity(element) || 0.0),
   to:   1.0,
-  beforeSetup: function(effect)  
-    { Element.setOpacity(effect.element, effect.options.from);
-      Element.show(effect.element); }
+  beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+    setOpacity(effect.element, effect.options.from);
+    show(effect.element); }}
   }, arguments[1] || {});
   return new Effect.Opacity(element,options);
 }
 
 Effect.Puff = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var oldOpacity = Element.getInlineOpacity(element);
-  var oldPosition = element.style.position;
+  var oldStyle = { opacity: Element.getInlineOpacity(element), position: Element.getStyle(element, 'position') };
   return new Effect.Parallel(
    [ new Effect.Scale(element, 200, 
       { sync: true, scaleFromCenter: true, scaleContent: true, restoreAfterFinish: true }), 
      new Effect.Opacity(element, { sync: true, to: 0.0 } ) ], 
      Object.extend({ duration: 1.0, 
-      beforeSetupInternal: function(effect) 
-       { effect.effects[0].element.style.position = 'absolute'; },
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect)
-       { Element.hide(effect.effects[0].element);
-         effect.effects[0].element.style.position = oldPosition;
-         Element.setInlineOpacity(effect.effects[0].element, oldOpacity); }
+      beforeSetupInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, {position: 'absolute'}); }},
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+         hide(effect.effects[0].element);
+         setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, oldStyle); }}
      }, arguments[1] || {})
    );
 }
@@ -543,18 +526,15 @@ Effect.BlindUp = function(element) {
     Object.extend({ scaleContent: false, 
       scaleX: false, 
       restoreAfterFinish: true,
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect)
-        { 
-          Element.hide(effect.element);
-          Element.undoClipping(effect.element);
-        } 
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        [hide, undoClipping].call(effect.element); }} 
     }, arguments[1] || {})
   );
 }
 
 Effect.BlindDown = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var oldHeight = element.style.height;
+  var oldHeight = Element.getStyle(element, 'height');
   var elementDimensions = Element.getDimensions(element);
   return new Effect.Scale(element, 100, 
     Object.extend({ scaleContent: false, 
@@ -562,15 +542,15 @@ Effect.BlindDown = function(element) {
       scaleFrom: 0,
       scaleMode: {originalHeight: elementDimensions.height, originalWidth: elementDimensions.width},
       restoreAfterFinish: true,
-      afterSetup: function(effect) {
-        Element.makeClipping(effect.element);
-        effect.element.style.height = "0px";
-        Element.show(effect.element); 
-      },  
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
-        Element.undoClipping(effect.element);
-        effect.element.style.height = oldHeight;
-      }
+      afterSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        makeClipping(effect.element);
+        setStyle(effect.element, {height: '0px'});
+        show(effect.element); 
+      }},  
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        undoClipping(effect.element);
+        setStyle(effect.element, {height: oldHeight});
+      }}
     }, arguments[1] || {})
   );
 }
@@ -586,16 +566,13 @@ Effect.SwitchOff = function(element) {
       new Effect.Scale(effect.element, 1, { 
         duration: 0.3, scaleFromCenter: true,
         scaleX: false, scaleContent: false, restoreAfterFinish: true,
-        beforeSetup: function(effect) { 
-          Element.makePositioned(effect.element); 
-          Element.makeClipping(effect.element);
-        },
-        afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-          Element.hide(effect.element); 
-          Element.undoClipping(effect.element);
-          Element.undoPositioned(effect.element);
-          Element.setInlineOpacity(effect.element, oldOpacity);
-        }
+        beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+          [makePositioned,makeClipping].call(effect.element);
+        }},
+        afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+          [hide,undoClipping,undoPositioned].call(effect.element);
+          setStyle(effect.element, {opacity: oldOpacity});
+        }}
       })
     }
   });
@@ -603,29 +580,28 @@ Effect.SwitchOff = function(element) {
 
 Effect.DropOut = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var oldTop = element.style.top;
-  var oldLeft = element.style.left;
-  var oldOpacity = Element.getInlineOpacity(element);
+  var oldStyle = {
+    top: Element.getStyle(element, 'top'),
+    left: Element.getStyle(element, 'left'),
+    opacity: Element.getInlineOpacity(element) };
   return new Effect.Parallel(
     [ new Effect.MoveBy(element, 100, 0, { sync: true }), 
       new Effect.Opacity(element, { sync: true, to: 0.0 }) ],
     Object.extend(
       { duration: 0.5,
-        beforeSetup: function(effect) { 
-          Element.makePositioned(effect.effects[0].element); },
-        afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-          Element.hide(effect.effects[0].element); 
-          Element.undoPositioned(effect.effects[0].element);
-          effect.effects[0].element.style.left = oldLeft;
-          effect.effects[0].element.style.top = oldTop;
-          Element.setInlineOpacity(effect.effects[0].element, oldOpacity); } 
+        beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+          makePositioned(effect.effects[0].element); }},
+        afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+          [hide, undoPositioned].call(effect.effects[0].element);
+          setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, oldStyle); }} 
       }, arguments[1] || {}));
 }
 
 Effect.Shake = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var oldTop = element.style.top;
-  var oldLeft = element.style.left;
+  var oldStyle = {
+    top: Element.getStyle(element, 'top'),
+    left: Element.getStyle(element, 'left') };
   return new Effect.MoveBy(element, 0, 20, 
     { duration: 0.05, afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
   new Effect.MoveBy(effect.element, 0, -40, 
@@ -637,39 +613,39 @@ Effect.Shake = function(element) {
   new Effect.MoveBy(effect.element, 0, 40, 
     { duration: 0.1, afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
   new Effect.MoveBy(effect.element, 0, -20, 
-    { duration: 0.05, afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
-        Element.undoPositioned(effect.element);
-        effect.element.style.left = oldLeft;
-        effect.element.style.top = oldTop;
-  }}) }}) }}) }}) }}) }});
+    { duration: 0.05, afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        undoPositioned(effect.element);
+        setStyle(effect.element, oldStyle);
+  }}}) }}) }}) }}) }}) }});
 }
 
 Effect.SlideDown = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
   Element.cleanWhitespace(element);
   // SlideDown need to have the content of the element wrapped in a container element with fixed height!
-  var oldInnerBottom = element.firstChild.style.bottom;
+  var oldInnerBottom = Element.getStyle(element.firstChild, 'bottom');
   var elementDimensions = Element.getDimensions(element);
-  return new Effect.Scale(element, 100, 
-   Object.extend({ scaleContent: false, 
+  return new Effect.Scale(element, 100, Object.extend({ 
+    scaleContent: false, 
     scaleX: false, 
     scaleFrom: 0,
-    scaleMode: {originalHeight: elementDimensions.height, originalWidth: elementDimensions.width},    
+    scaleMode: {originalHeight: elementDimensions.height, originalWidth: elementDimensions.width},
     restoreAfterFinish: true,
-    afterSetup: function(effect) {
-      Element.makePositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
-      if (window.opera) effect.element.firstChild.style.top = "";
-      Element.makeClipping(effect.element);
-      element.style.height = '0';
-      Element.show(element); 
-    },  
-    afterUpdateInternal: function(effect) { 
-      effect.element.firstChild.style.bottom = 
-        (effect.dims[0] - effect.element.clientHeight) + 'px'; },
-    afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-      Element.undoClipping(effect.element); 
-      Element.undoPositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
-      effect.element.firstChild.style.bottom = oldInnerBottom; }
+    afterSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      makePositioned(effect.element);
+      makePositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
+      if(window.opera) setStyle(effect.element, {top: ''});
+      makeClipping(effect.element);
+      setStyle(effect.element, {height: '0px'});
+      show(element); }},
+    afterUpdateInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      setStyle(effect.element.firstChild, {bottom:
+        (effect.dims[0] - effect.element.clientHeight) + 'px' }); }},
+    afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      undoClipping(effect.element); 
+      undoPositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
+      undoPositioned(effect.element);
+      setStyle(effect.element.firstChild, {bottom: oldInnerBottom}); }}
     }, arguments[1] || {})
   );
 }
@@ -677,122 +653,111 @@ Effect.SlideDown = function(element) {
 Effect.SlideUp = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
   Element.cleanWhitespace(element);
-  var oldInnerBottom = element.firstChild.style.bottom;
+  var oldInnerBottom = Element.getStyle(element.firstChild, 'bottom');
   return new Effect.Scale(element, 0, 
    Object.extend({ scaleContent: false, 
     scaleX: false, 
     scaleMode: 'box',
     scaleFrom: 100,
     restoreAfterFinish: true,
-    beforeStartInternal: function(effect) { 
-      Element.makePositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
-      if (window.opera) effect.element.firstChild.style.top = "";
-      Element.makeClipping(effect.element);
-      Element.show(element); 
-    },  
-    afterUpdateInternal: function(effect) { 
-     effect.element.firstChild.style.bottom = 
-       (effect.dims[0] - effect.element.clientHeight) + 'px'; },
-    afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-        Element.hide(effect.element);
-        Element.undoClipping(effect.element); 
-        Element.undoPositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
-        effect.element.firstChild.style.bottom = oldInnerBottom; }
+    beforeStartInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      makePositioned(effect.element);
+      makePositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
+      if(window.opera) setStyle(effect.element, {top: ''});
+      makeClipping(effect.element);
+      show(element); }},  
+    afterUpdateInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      setStyle(effect.element.firstChild, {bottom:
+        (effect.dims[0] - effect.element.clientHeight) + 'px' }); }},
+    afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        [hide, undoClipping].call(effect.element); 
+        undoPositioned(effect.element.firstChild);
+        undoPositioned(effect.element);
+        setStyle(effect.element.firstChild, {bottom: oldInnerBottom}); }}
    }, arguments[1] || {})
   );
 }
 
+// Bug in opera makes the TD containing this element expand for a instance after finish 
 Effect.Squish = function(element) {
-  // Bug in opera makes the TD containing this element expand for a instance after finish 
   return new Effect.Scale(element, window.opera ? 1 : 0, 
     { restoreAfterFinish: true,
-      beforeSetup: function(effect) { 
-        Element.makeClipping(effect.element); },  
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-        Element.hide(effect.element); 
-        Element.undoClipping(effect.element); } 
+      beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        makeClipping(effect.element); }},  
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        hide(effect.element); 
+        undoClipping(effect.element); }}
   });
 }
 
 Effect.Grow = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var options = arguments[1] || {};
-  
-  var elementDimensions = Element.getDimensions(element);
-  var originalWidth = elementDimensions.width;
-  var originalHeight = elementDimensions.height;
-  var oldTop = element.style.top;
-  var oldLeft = element.style.left;
-  var oldHeight = element.style.height;
-  var oldWidth = element.style.width;
-  var oldOpacity = Element.getInlineOpacity(element);
-  
-  var direction = options.direction || 'center';
-  var moveTransition = options.moveTransition || Effect.Transitions.sinoidal;
-  var scaleTransition = options.scaleTransition || Effect.Transitions.sinoidal;
-  var opacityTransition = options.opacityTransition || Effect.Transitions.full;
-  
+  var options = Object.extend({
+    direction: 'center',
+    moveTransistion: Effect.Transitions.sinoidal,
+    scaleTransition: Effect.Transitions.sinoidal,
+    opacityTransition: Effect.Transitions.full
+  }, arguments[1] || {});
+  var oldStyle = {
+    top: element.style.top,
+    left: element.style.left,
+    height: element.style.height,
+    width: element.style.width,
+    opacity: Element.getInlineOpacity(element) };
+
+  var dims = Element.getDimensions(element);    
   var initialMoveX, initialMoveY;
   var moveX, moveY;
   
-  switch (direction) {
+  switch (options.direction) {
     case 'top-left':
       initialMoveX = initialMoveY = moveX = moveY = 0; 
       break;
     case 'top-right':
-      initialMoveX = originalWidth;
+      initialMoveX = dims.width;
       initialMoveY = moveY = 0;
-      moveX = -originalWidth;
+      moveX = -dims.width;
       break;
     case 'bottom-left':
       initialMoveX = moveX = 0;
-      initialMoveY = originalHeight;
-      moveY = -originalHeight;
+      initialMoveY = dims.height;
+      moveY = -dims.height;
       break;
     case 'bottom-right':
-      initialMoveX = originalWidth;
-      initialMoveY = originalHeight;
-      moveX = -originalWidth;
-      moveY = -originalHeight;
+      initialMoveX = dims.width;
+      initialMoveY = dims.height;
+      moveX = -dims.width;
+      moveY = -dims.height;
       break;
     case 'center':
-      initialMoveX = originalWidth / 2;
-      initialMoveY = originalHeight / 2;
-      moveX = -originalWidth / 2;
-      moveY = -originalHeight / 2;
+      initialMoveX = dims.width / 2;
+      initialMoveY = dims.height / 2;
+      moveX = -dims.width / 2;
+      moveY = -dims.height / 2;
       break;
   }
   
   return new Effect.MoveBy(element, initialMoveY, initialMoveX, { 
     duration: 0.01, 
-    beforeSetup: function(effect) { 
-      Element.hide(effect.element);
-      Element.makeClipping(effect.element);
-      Element.makePositioned(effect.element);
-    },
+    beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+      hide(effect.element);
+      makeClipping(effect.element);
+      makePositioned(effect.element);
+    }},
     afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
       new Effect.Parallel(
-        [ new Effect.Opacity(effect.element, { sync: true, to: 1.0, from: 0.0, transition: opacityTransition }),
-          new Effect.MoveBy(effect.element, moveY, moveX, { sync: true, transition: moveTransition }),
+        [ new Effect.Opacity(effect.element, { sync: true, to: 1.0, from: 0.0, transition: options.opacityTransition }),
+          new Effect.MoveBy(effect.element, moveY, moveX, { sync: true, transition: options.moveTransition }),
           new Effect.Scale(effect.element, 100, {
-            scaleMode: { originalHeight: originalHeight, originalWidth: originalWidth }, 
-            sync: true, scaleFrom: window.opera ? 1 : 0, transition: scaleTransition, restoreAfterFinish: true})
+            scaleMode: { originalHeight: dims.height, originalWidth: dims.width }, 
+            sync: true, scaleFrom: window.opera ? 1 : 0, transition: options.scaleTransition, restoreAfterFinish: true})
         ], Object.extend({
-             beforeSetup: function(effect) {
-              effect.effects[0].element.style.height = 0;
-              Element.show(effect.effects[0].element);
-             },              
-             afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
-               var el = effect.effects[0].element;
-               var els = el.style;
-               Element.undoClipping(el); 
-               Element.undoPositioned(el);
-               els.top = oldTop;
-               els.left = oldLeft;
-               els.height = oldHeight;
-               els.width = originalWidth + 'px';
-               Element.setInlineOpacity(el, oldOpacity);
-             }
+             beforeSetup: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+               setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, {height: '0px'});
+               show(effect.effects[0].element); }},
+             afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+               [undoClipping, undoPositioned].call(effect.effects[0].element); 
+               setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, oldStyle); }}
            }, options)
       )
     }
@@ -801,66 +766,54 @@ Effect.Grow = function(element) {
 
 Effect.Shrink = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var options = arguments[1] || {};
-  
-  var originalWidth = element.clientWidth;
-  var originalHeight = element.clientHeight;
-  var oldTop = element.style.top;
-  var oldLeft = element.style.left;
-  var oldHeight = element.style.height;
-  var oldWidth = element.style.width;
-  var oldOpacity = Element.getInlineOpacity(element);
-
-  var direction = options.direction || 'center';
-  var moveTransition = options.moveTransition || Effect.Transitions.sinoidal;
-  var scaleTransition = options.scaleTransition || Effect.Transitions.sinoidal;
-  var opacityTransition = options.opacityTransition || Effect.Transitions.none;
-  
+  var options = Object.extend({
+    direction: 'center',
+    moveTransistion: Effect.Transitions.sinoidal,
+    scaleTransition: Effect.Transitions.sinoidal,
+    opacityTransition: Effect.Transitions.none
+  }, arguments[1] || {});
+  var oldStyle = {
+    top: element.style.top,
+    left: element.style.left,
+    height: element.style.height,
+    width: element.style.width,
+    opacity: Element.getInlineOpacity(element) };
+
+  var dims = Element.getDimensions(element);
   var moveX, moveY;
   
-  switch (direction) {
+  switch (options.direction) {
     case 'top-left':
       moveX = moveY = 0;
       break;
     case 'top-right':
-      moveX = originalWidth;
+      moveX = dims.width;
       moveY = 0;
       break;
     case 'bottom-left':
       moveX = 0;
-      moveY = originalHeight;
+      moveY = dims.height;
       break;
     case 'bottom-right':
-      moveX = originalWidth;
-      moveY = originalHeight;
+      moveX = dims.width;
+      moveY = dims.height;
       break;
     case 'center':  
-      moveX = originalWidth / 2;
-      moveY = originalHeight / 2;
+      moveX = dims.width / 2;
+      moveY = dims.height / 2;
       break;
   }
   
   return new Effect.Parallel(
-    [ new Effect.Opacity(element, { sync: true, to: 0.0, from: 1.0, transition: opacityTransition }),
-      new Effect.Scale(element, window.opera ? 1 : 0, { sync: true, transition: scaleTransition, restoreAfterFinish: true}),
-      new Effect.MoveBy(element, moveY, moveX, { sync: true, transition: moveTransition })
+    [ new Effect.Opacity(element, { sync: true, to: 0.0, from: 1.0, transition: options.opacityTransition }),
+      new Effect.Scale(element, window.opera ? 1 : 0, { sync: true, transition: options.scaleTransition, restoreAfterFinish: true}),
+      new Effect.MoveBy(element, moveY, moveX, { sync: true, transition: options.moveTransition })
     ], Object.extend({            
-         beforeStartInternal: function(effect) { 
-           Element.makePositioned(effect.effects[0].element);
-           Element.makeClipping(effect.effects[0].element);
-         },
-         afterFinishInternal: function(effect) {
-           var el = effect.effects[0].element;
-           var els = el.style;
-           Element.hide(el);
-           Element.undoClipping(el); 
-           Element.undoPositioned(el);
-           els.top = oldTop;
-           els.left = oldLeft;
-           els.height = oldHeight;
-           els.width = oldWidth;
-           Element.setInlineOpacity(el, oldOpacity);
-         }
+         beforeStartInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+           [makePositioned, makeClipping].call(effect.effects[0].element) }},
+         afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+           [hide, undoClipping, undoPositioned].call(effect.effects[0].element);
+           setStyle(effect.effects[0].element, oldStyle); }}
        }, options)
   );
 }
@@ -874,16 +827,17 @@ Effect.Pulsate = function(element) {
   reverser.bind(transition);
   return new Effect.Opacity(element, 
     Object.extend(Object.extend({  duration: 3.0, from: 0,
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { Element.setInlineOpacity(effect.element, oldOpacity); }
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { Element.setStyle(effect.element, {opacity: oldOpacity}); }
     }, options), {transition: reverser}));
 }
 
 Effect.Fold = function(element) {
   element = $(element);
-  var originalTop = element.style.top;
-  var originalLeft = element.style.left;
-  var originalWidth = element.style.width;
-  var originalHeight = element.style.height;
+  var oldStyle = {
+    top: element.style.top,
+    left: element.style.left,
+    width: element.style.width,
+    height: element.style.height };
   Element.makeClipping(element);
   return new Effect.Scale(element, 5, Object.extend({   
     scaleContent: false,
@@ -892,13 +846,9 @@ Effect.Fold = function(element) {
     new Effect.Scale(element, 1, { 
       scaleContent: false, 
       scaleY: false,
-      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { 
-        Element.hide(effect.element);  
-        Element.undoClipping(effect.element); 
-        effect.element.style.top = originalTop;
-        effect.element.style.left = originalLeft;
-        effect.element.style.width = originalWidth;
-        effect.element.style.height = originalHeight;
-      } });
+      afterFinishInternal: function(effect) { with(Element) {
+        [hide, undoClipping].call(effect.element); 
+        setStyle(effect.element, oldStyle);
+      }} });
   }}, arguments[1] || {}));
 }