Index: misc/textarea.js
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/misc/textarea.js,v
retrieving revision 1.25
diff -u -p -r1.25 textarea.js
--- misc/textarea.js	20 Dec 2008 18:24:34 -0000	1.25
+++ misc/textarea.js	5 Jan 2009 13:48:55 -0000
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Drupal.behaviors.textarea = {
 
       // When wrapping the text area, work around an IE margin bug. See:
       // http://jaspan.com/ie-inherited-margin-bug-form-elements-and-haslayout
-      $(this).wrap('<div class="resizable-textarea"><span></span></div>')
+      $(this).wrap('<div class="resizable-textarea"><div></div></div>')
         .parent().append($('<div class="grippie"></div>').mousedown(startDrag));
 
       var grippie = $('div.grippie', $(this).parent())[0];