You know, I am not going buy that. It's Wordpress so there are conflicts and such, that's why you deactivate things and override functions.
Apparently in all my toying, the problem worked itself out. I am not sure whether it was a browser issue or a Wordpress conflict. As I write this, I am leaning towards a Firefox/Windows issue.
Trying another browser would have saved me an afternoon. I have actually never seen an input box act like that.
Thanks for your help.
Willy -- http://www.brimbox.com