diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/jot-header.tpl b/view/theme/dispy/jot-header.tpl
index e72000b4ce..43dcdbb841 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/jot-header.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/jot-header.tpl
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-<script type="text/javascript" src="$baseurl/library/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js"></script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="$baseurl/js/ajaxupload.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript">
-
 var editor = false;
 var textlen = 0;
 var plaintext = '$editselect';
-// this is here because of the silly tinymce error. didn't help.
-var skin = 'default';
 
 function initEditor(cb) {
 	if (editor==false) {
@@ -119,7 +114,9 @@ function enableOnUser(){
 	$(this).val("");
 	initEditor();
 }
-
+</script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="$baseurl/js/ajaxupload.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript">
 	var ispublic = '$ispublic';
 	var addtitle = '$addtitle';
 
@@ -127,6 +124,7 @@ function enableOnUser(){
 		/* enable tinymce on focus and click */
 		$("#profile-jot-text").focus(enableOnUser);
 		$("#profile-jot-text").click(enableOnUser);
+		/* enable character counter */
 		$("#profile-jot-text").focus(charCounter);
 		$("#profile-jot-text").click(charCounter);
 
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/jot.tpl b/view/theme/dispy/jot.tpl
index 7e0f9efa44..e34a218031 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/jot.tpl
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 		<input type="hidden" name="post_id" value="$post_id" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="preview" id="jot-preview" value="0" />
 
-		<textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body">{{ if $content }}$content{{ else }}$share{{ endif }}</textarea>
+		<textarea rows="5" cols="64" class="profile-jot-text" id="profile-jot-text" name="body">{{ if $content }}$content{{ else }}$share{{ endif }}
+		</textarea>
 
 		<div id="jot-tools" class="jothidden" style="display:none">
 			<span class="icon border camera"><a href="#" onclick="return false;" id="wall-image-upload" title="$upload"></a></span>
@@ -24,16 +25,13 @@
 			<span class="icon border noglobe"><a id="profile-nolocation" onclick="jotClearLocation();return false;" title="$noloc"></a></span>
 			$jotplugins
 			<ul id="profile-jot-submit-wrapper">
-				<li>
-					<a class="icon-text-preview pointer"></a><a id="jot-preview-link" class="pointer" onclick="preview_post(); return false;" title="$preview">$preview</a>
-				</li>
-
 				<li id="profile-jot-perms" class="profile-jot-perms">
 					<a id="jot-perms-icon" href="#profile-jot-acl-wrapper" class="icon $lockstate $bang" title="$permset"></a>
 				</li>
-
 				<li><input type="submit" id="profile-jot-submit" name="submit" value="$share" /></li>
-
+				<li>
+					<a class="icon-text-preview pointer"></a><a id="jot-preview-link" class="pointer" onclick="preview_post(); return false;" title="$preview">$preview</a>
+				</li>
 			</ul>
 			<span id="profile-rotator" class="loading" style="display: none">
 				<img src="images/rotator.gif" alt="$wait" title="$wait" /></span>
diff --git a/view/theme/dispy/style.css b/view/theme/dispy/style.css
index 671d9652ba..558290c2fc 100644
--- a/view/theme/dispy/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/dispy/style.css
@@ -584,26 +584,26 @@ nav #nav-notifications-linkmenu.on .icon.s22.notify, nav #nav-notifications-link
 	border:2px solid #f8911b;
 	border-bottom:0;
 	padding-bottom: 50px;
-	z-index:1000;
+	z-index: 1000;
 }
 #sysmsg {
-	position:fixed;
-	bottom:0;
-	-moz-box-shadow:0 0 5px #888;
-	-webkit-box-shadow:0 0 5px #888;
-	box-shadow:0 0 5px #888;
+	position: fixed;
+	bottom: 0;
+	-moz-box-shadow: 0 0 5px #888;
+	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 5px #888;
+	box-shadow: 0 0 5px #888;
     padding: 10px;
-	background-color:#fcaf3e;
-	border:2px solid #f8911b;
-	border-bottom:0;
+	background-color: #fcaf3e;
+	border: 2px solid #f8911b;
+	border-bottom: 0;
 	padding-bottom: 50px;
-	z-index:1000;
+	z-index: 1000;
 }
 #sysmsg_info br,
 #sysmsg br {
-	display:block;
-	margin:2px 0px;
-	border-top:1px solid #ccccce;
+	display: block;
+	margin: 2px 0px;
+	border-top: 1px solid #ccccce;
 }
 
 
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ aside #viewcontacts {
     margin-top: 10px;
 }
 #jot #jot-title {
-    border: 0px;
+	border: 1px solid #aaa;
     margin: 0 0 5px;
     height: 20px;
     width: 90%;
@@ -766,11 +766,6 @@ aside #viewcontacts {
 	vertical-align: middle;
 	padding: 5px 1px;
 }
-#jot #jot-title:hover,
-#jot #jot-title:focus {
-  border: 1px solid #999;
-  border-radius: 5px;
-}
 #jot #character-counter {
   width: 40px;
   float: right;
@@ -1013,12 +1008,12 @@ section {
 .wall-item-content {
 	overflow-x: auto;
 }
+/* removing it from here, vs. putting it in .wall-item-content
+ * might break things for people. we shall see ;) */
 [id^="tread-wrapper"], [class^="tread-wrapper"] {
     margin: 15px 0 0 0;
-	/*border: 1px #aaa solid;*/
-	/*border-radius: 5px;*/
     padding: 0px;
-	overflow-x: auto;
+	/*overflow-x: auto;*/
 }
 .wall-item-photo-menu {
     display: none;
@@ -1159,7 +1154,7 @@ section {
 	position: absolute;
 	left: -2px; top: 101px;
 	display: none;
-	z-index: 10000;
+	z-index: 10003;
 	-webkit-border-radius: 0px 5px 5px 5px;
 	-moz-border-radius: 0px 5px 5px 5px;
 	border-radius: 0px 5px 5px 5px;
@@ -2581,17 +2576,17 @@ footer {
 
 /* autocomplete popup */
 .acpopup {
-	max-height:150px;
-	background-color:#555753;
-	color: #FFFFFF;
-	overflow:auto;
-	z-index:100000;
-	border:1px solid #cccccc;
+	max-height: 150px;
+	background-color: #555753;
+	color: #fff;
+	overflow: auto;
+	z-index: 100000;
+	border: 1px solid #cccccc;
 }
 .acpopupitem {
-	background-color:#555753;
+	background-color: #555753;
     padding: 4px;
-	clear:left;
+	clear: left;
 }
 .acpopupitem img {
 	float: left;