Andrei, I think you've hit it! I really don't quite understand the quirksmode material as well as you veteran programmers, but I can tell this is the crux of the issue and how to handle it. It has to do with handling fromElement and relatedTarget.
Do you think you could assist with this in order to derive the proper mouseover/mouseout jquery syntax indcorporating the relatedTarget and fromElement properties described in quirksmode? Here is a portion of the quirksmode article that is discussing the issue: \ Cross–browser scripts So if you want to know where the mouse comes from in case of mouseover, do: function doSomething(e) { if (!e) var e = window.event; var relTarg = e.relatedTarget || e.fromElement; } If you want to know where the mouse goes to in case of mouseout, do: