diff --git a/wp-admin/admin-header.php b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
index 33e88732c3..ff9d0928a6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/admin-header.php
+++ b/wp-admin/admin-header.php
@@ -72,7 +72,16 @@ do_action('admin_print_scripts');
 do_action("admin_head-$hook_suffix");
 do_action('admin_head');
 
-if ( $is_iphone ) { ?>
+wp_print_styles('no-js');
+?>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+(function(){
+	var nojs = document.getElementById('no-js');
+	nojs.parentNode.removeChild(nojs);
+})();
+</script>
+
+<?php if ( $is_iphone ) { ?>
 <style type="text/css">.row-actions{visibility:visible;}</style>
 <?php } ?>
 </head>
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/global.css b/wp-admin/css/global.css
index d9c91a343c..db731cef68 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/global.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/global.css
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ table {
 
 .hidden,
 .closed .inside,
-.hide-if-no-js {
+.hide-if-js {
 	display: none;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/no-js.css b/wp-admin/css/no-js.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2aebacdf57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-admin/css/no-js.css
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* styles to be used when Javascript is disabled */
+
+.hide-if-no-js {
+	display: none;
+}
+
+.hide-if-js,
+.closed .inside {
+	display: block;
+}
+
+.hide-if-js-inline {
+	display: inline;
+}
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index de18643f25..c64c657978 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ function postbox_classes( $id, $page ) {
 	$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
 	if ( $closed = get_user_option('closedpostboxes_'.$page, 0, false ) ) {
 		if ( !is_array( $closed ) ) return '';
-		return in_array( $id, $closed )? 'if-js-closed' : '';
+		return in_array( $id, $closed )? 'closed' : '';
 	} else {
 		return '';
 	}
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/comment.js b/wp-admin/js/comment.js
index 7d5055255b..1f15b5be30 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/comment.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/comment.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
-	jQuery('.hide-if-no-js').show();
-	jQuery('.hide-if-js').hide();
 
 	var stamp = $('#timestamp').html();
 	$('.edit-timestamp').click(function () {
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/common.js b/wp-admin/js/common.js
index 67e38d81ac..94d5396a36 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/common.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/common.js
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 	// pulse
 	$('.fade').animate( { backgroundColor: '#ffffe0' }, 300).animate( { backgroundColor: '#fffbcc' }, 300).animate( { backgroundColor: '#ffffe0' }, 300).animate( { backgroundColor: '#fffbcc' }, 300);
 
-	// show things that should be visible, hide what should be hidden
-	$('.hide-if-no-js').removeClass('hide-if-no-js');
-	$('.hide-if-js').hide();
-
 	// Basic form validation
 	if ( ( 'undefined' != typeof wpAjax ) && $.isFunction( wpAjax.validateForm ) ) {
 		$('form.validate').submit( function() { return wpAjax.validateForm( $(this) ); } );
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js b/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
index c99163a649..150c432a7e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 
 jQuery( function($) {
 
-// close postboxes that should be closed
-jQuery('.if-js-closed').removeClass('if-js-closed').addClass('closed');
-
 // These widgets are sometimes populated via ajax
 var ajaxWidgets = [
 	'dashboard_incoming_links',
@@ -37,7 +34,6 @@ var quickPressLoad = function() {
 			$('#dashboard_quick_press ul').find('li').each( function() {
 				$('#dashboard_recent_drafts ul').prepend( this );
 			} ).end().remove();
-			$(this).find('.hide-if-no-js').removeClass('hide-if-no-js');
 			tb_init('a.thickbox');
 			quickPressLoad();
 		} );
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js b/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
index e1dd210b74..3c69dcb86a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ commentReply = {
 		$(c).hide()
 		$('#replyrow').after(c);
 		this.o = id = '#comment-'+r.id;
-		$(id+' .hide-if-no-js').removeClass('hide-if-no-js');
 		this.revert();
 		this.addEvents($(id));
 		var bg = $(id).hasClass('unapproved') ? '#ffffe0' : '#fff';
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
index bda63eb265..d183860847 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ inlineEditPost = {
 						if ( 'draft' == $('input[name="post_status"]').val() )
 							row.find('td.column-comments').hide();
 
-						row.find('.hide-if-no-js').removeClass('hide-if-no-js');
 						inlineEditPost.addEvents(row);
 						row.fadeIn();
 					} else {
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
index d5539cc2b2..b4cb34130e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ inlineEditTax = {
 	addEvents : function(r) {
 		r.each(function() {
 			$(this).find('a.editinline').click(function() { inlineEditTax.edit(this); return false; });
-			$(this).find('.hide-if-no-js').removeClass('hide-if-no-js');
 		});
 	},
 
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ inlineEditTax = {
 						var row = $(inlineEditTax.what+id);
 						row.hide();
 
-						row.find('.hide-if-no-js').removeClass('hide-if-no-js');
 						inlineEditTax.addEvents(row);
 						row.fadeIn();
 					} else
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/link.js b/wp-admin/js/link.js
index 9c636a087f..4c5ad09e71 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/link.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/link.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
-	// close postboxes that should be closed
-	jQuery('.if-js-closed').removeClass('if-js-closed').addClass('closed');
 
 	jQuery('#link_name').focus();
 	// postboxes
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/page.js b/wp-admin/js/page.js
index 943c1de96b..d0f4e5df73 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/page.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/page.js
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 	postboxes.add_postbox_toggles('page');
 	make_slugedit_clickable();
 
-	// close postboxes that should be closed
-	jQuery('.if-js-closed').removeClass('if-js-closed').addClass('closed');
-
 	jQuery('#title').blur( function() { if ( (jQuery("#post_ID").val() > 0) || (jQuery("#title").val().length == 0) ) return; autosave(); } );
 
 	var stamp = $('#timestamp').html();
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/post.js b/wp-admin/js/post.js
index a8528f3138..5b3782df51 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/post.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/post.js
@@ -151,9 +151,6 @@ function tag_init() {
 jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 	tagCloud.init();
 
-	// close postboxes that should be closed
-	jQuery('.if-js-closed').removeClass('if-js-closed').addClass('closed');
-
 	// postboxes
 	postboxes.add_postbox_toggles('post');
 
@@ -467,7 +464,6 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 
 					if ( 'object' == typeof r && r.responses[0] ) {
 						$('#the-comment-list').append( r.responses[0].data );
-						$('#the-comment-list .hide-if-no-js').removeClass('hide-if-no-js');
 
 						theList = theExtraList = null;
 						$("a[className*=':']").unbind();
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index cc0a9532ff..60de07474e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -670,7 +670,8 @@ p.pagenav {
 	font-size: 11px;
 }
 
-.tablenav .tablenav-pages a, .tablenav-pages span.current  {
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a,
+.tablenav-pages span.current  {
 	text-decoration: none;
 	border: none;
 	padding: 3px 6px;
@@ -704,7 +705,8 @@ td.media-icon img {
 	max-height: 60px;
 }
 
-#update-nag, .plugin-update {
+#update-nag,
+.plugin-update {
 	line-height: 29px;
 	font-size: 12px;
 	text-align: center;
@@ -714,7 +716,8 @@ td.media-icon img {
 	border-top-style: solid;
 }
 
-#update-nag a, .plugin-update a {
+#update-nag a,
+.plugin-update a {
 	font-size: 1.1em;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/class.wp-styles.php b/wp-includes/class.wp-styles.php
index 3caf63971e..1286106744 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class.wp-styles.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class.wp-styles.php
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class WP_Styles extends WP_Dependencies {
 			$media = 'all';
 
 		$href = $this->_css_href( $this->registered[$handle]->src, $ver, $handle );
+		$rel = isset($this->registered[$handle]->extra['alt']) && $this->registered[$handle]->extra['alt'] ? 'alternate stylesheet' : 'stylesheet';
+		$title = isset($this->registered[$handle]->extra['title']) ? "title='" . attribute_escape( $this->registered[$handle]->extra['title'] ) . "'" : '';
 
 		$end_cond = '';
 		if ( isset($this->registered[$handle]->extra['conditional']) && $this->registered[$handle]->extra['conditional'] ) {
@@ -46,14 +48,14 @@ class WP_Styles extends WP_Dependencies {
 			$end_cond = "<![endif]-->\n";
 		}
 
-		echo apply_filters( 'style_loader_tag', "<link rel='stylesheet' href='$href' type='text/css' media='$media' />\n", $handle );
+		echo apply_filters( 'style_loader_tag', "<link rel='$rel' id='$handle' $title href='$href' type='text/css' media='$media' />\n", $handle );
 		if ( 'rtl' === $this->text_direction && isset($this->registered[$handle]->extra['rtl']) && $this->registered[$handle]->extra['rtl'] ) {
 			if ( is_bool( $this->registered[$handle]->extra['rtl'] ) )
 				$rtl_href = str_replace( '.css', '-rtl.css', $href );
 			else
 				$rtl_href = $this->_css_href( $this->registered[$handle]->extra['rtl'], $ver, "$handle-rtl" );
 
-			echo apply_filters( 'style_loader_tag', "<link rel='stylesheet' href='$rtl_href' type='text/css' media='$media' />\n", $handle );
+			echo apply_filters( 'style_loader_tag', "<link rel='$rel' id='$handle' $title href='$rtl_href' type='text/css' media='$media' />\n", $handle );
 		}
 
 		echo $end_cond;
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index c4ee380b7d..1f1d6fb727 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 	$scripts->base_url = $guessurl;
 	$scripts->default_version = get_bloginfo( 'version' );
 
-	$scripts->add( 'common', '/wp-admin/js/common.js', array('jquery', 'hoverIntent'), '20081210' );
+	$scripts->add( 'common', '/wp-admin/js/common.js', array('jquery', 'hoverIntent'), '20081226' );
 	$scripts->add( 'sack', '/wp-includes/js/tw-sack.js', false, '1.6.1' );
 
 	$scripts->add( 'quicktags', '/wp-includes/js/quicktags.js', false, '20081210' );
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 			'strong' => __('Strong'),
 			'l10n_print_after' => 'try{convertEntities(pwsL10n);}catch(e){};'
 		) );
-		$scripts->add( 'admin-comments', '/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js', array('wp-lists', 'jquery-ui-resizable', 'quicktags'), '20081211' );
+		$scripts->add( 'admin-comments', '/wp-admin/js/edit-comments.js', array('wp-lists', 'jquery-ui-resizable', 'quicktags'), '20081226' );
 		$scripts->localize( 'admin-comments', 'adminCommentsL10n', array(
 			'hotkeys_highlight_first' => isset($_GET['hotkeys_highlight_first']),
 			'hotkeys_highlight_last' => isset($_GET['hotkeys_highlight_last'])
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 			'cancel' => __('Cancel'),
 			'l10n_print_after' => 'try{convertEntities(slugL10n);}catch(e){};'
 		) );
-		$scripts->add( 'post', '/wp-admin/js/post.js', array('suggest', 'jquery-ui-tabs', 'wp-lists', 'postbox', 'slug'), '20081217' );
+		$scripts->add( 'post', '/wp-admin/js/post.js', array('suggest', 'jquery-ui-tabs', 'wp-lists', 'postbox', 'slug'), '20081226' );
 		$scripts->localize( 'post', 'postL10n', array(
 			'tagsUsed' =>  __('Tags used on this post:'),
 			'add' => attribute_escape(__('Add')),
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 			'published' => __('Published'),
 			'l10n_print_after' => 'try{convertEntities(postL10n);}catch(e){};'
 		) );
-		$scripts->add( 'page', '/wp-admin/js/page.js', array('jquery', 'slug', 'wp-lists', 'postbox'), '20081210' );
+		$scripts->add( 'page', '/wp-admin/js/page.js', array('jquery', 'slug', 'wp-lists', 'postbox'), '20081226' );
 		$scripts->localize( 'page', 'postL10n', array(
 			'cancel' => __('Cancel'),
 			'edit' => __('Edit'),
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 			'published' => __('Published'),
 			'l10n_print_after' => 'try{convertEntities(postL10n);}catch(e){};'
 		) );
-		$scripts->add( 'link', '/wp-admin/js/link.js', array('jquery-ui-tabs', 'wp-lists', 'postbox'), '20081210' );
-		$scripts->add( 'comment', '/wp-admin/js/comment.js', array('jquery'), '20081210' );
+		$scripts->add( 'link', '/wp-admin/js/link.js', array('jquery-ui-tabs', 'wp-lists', 'postbox'), '20081226' );
+		$scripts->add( 'comment', '/wp-admin/js/comment.js', array('jquery'), '20081226' );
 		$scripts->localize( 'comment', 'commentL10n', array(
 			'cancel' => __('Cancel'),
 			'edit' => __('Edit'),
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 		$scripts->add( 'theme-preview', '/wp-admin/js/theme-preview.js', array( 'thickbox', 'jquery' ), '20081210' );
 
-		$scripts->add( 'inline-edit-post', '/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js', array( 'jquery', 'jquery-form', 'suggest' ), '20081210' );
+		$scripts->add( 'inline-edit-post', '/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-post.js', array( 'jquery', 'jquery-form', 'suggest' ), '20081226' );
 		$scripts->localize( 'inline-edit-post', 'inlineEditL10n', array(
 			'error' => __('Error while saving the changes.'),
 			'ntdeltitle' => __('Remove From Bulk Edit'),
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 			'l10n_print_after' => 'try{convertEntities(inlineEditL10n);}catch(e){};'
 		) );
 
-		$scripts->add( 'inline-edit-tax', '/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js', array( 'jquery', 'jquery-form' ), '20081210' );
+		$scripts->add( 'inline-edit-tax', '/wp-admin/js/inline-edit-tax.js', array( 'jquery', 'jquery-form' ), '20081226' );
 		$scripts->localize( 'inline-edit-tax', 'inlineEditL10n', array(
 			'error' => __('Error while saving the changes.'),
 			'l10n_print_after' => 'try{convertEntities(inlineEditL10n);}catch(e){};'
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 
 		$scripts->add( 'farbtastic', '/wp-admin/js/farbtastic.js', array('jquery'), '1.2' );
 
-		$scripts->add( 'dashboard', '/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js', array( 'jquery', 'admin-comments', 'postbox' ), '20081210' );
+		$scripts->add( 'dashboard', '/wp-admin/js/dashboard.js', array( 'jquery', 'admin-comments', 'postbox' ), '20081226' );
 
 		$scripts->add( 'hoverIntent', '/wp-includes/js/hoverIntent.js', array('jquery'), '20081210' );
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ function wp_default_styles( &$styles ) {
 	$styles->add_data( 'wp-admin', 'rtl', '/wp-admin/rtl.css' );
 
 	$styles->add( 'ie', '/wp-admin/css/ie.css', array(), '20081210' );
-	$styles->add_data( 'ie', 'conditional', 'gte IE 6' );
+	$styles->add_data( 'ie', 'conditional', 'lte IE 7' );
 
 	$styles->add( 'colors', true, array(), '20081210' ); // Register "meta" stylesheet for admin colors
 	$styles->add( 'colors-fresh', '/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css', array(), '20081210'); // for login.php.  Is there a better way?
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ function wp_default_styles( &$styles ) {
 	$styles->add( 'colors-classic', '/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css', array(), '20081210');
 	$styles->add_data( 'colors-classic', 'rtl', true );
 
-	$styles->add( 'global', '/wp-admin/css/global.css', array(), '20081210' );
+	$styles->add( 'global', '/wp-admin/css/global.css', array(), '20081226' );
 	$styles->add( 'media', '/wp-admin/css/media.css', array(), '20081210' );
 	$styles->add( 'widgets', '/wp-admin/css/widgets.css', array(), '20081210' );
 	$styles->add( 'dashboard', '/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css', array(), '20081210' );
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ function wp_default_styles( &$styles ) {
 	$styles->add( 'login', '/wp-admin/css/login.css', array(), '20081210' );
 	$styles->add( 'plugin-install', '/wp-admin/css/plugin-install.css', array(), '20081210' );
 	$styles->add( 'farbtastic', '/wp-admin/css/farbtastic.css', array(), '1.2' );
+	$styles->add( 'no-js', '/wp-admin/css/no-js.css', array(), '20081225' );
 
 	foreach ( $rtl_styles as $rtl_style )
 		$styles->add_data( $rtl_style, 'rtl', true );