diff --git a/media/overrider/js/overrider.js b/media/overrider/js/overrider.js
index 740fb8d090111..e32bb94d320be 100644
--- a/media/overrider/js/overrider.js
+++ b/media/overrider/js/overrider.js
@@ -23,34 +23,37 @@ Joomla.overrider = {
  *
  * @since   2.5
  */
-Joomla.overrider.refreshCache = function() {
-	var req = new Request.JSON({
-		method   : 'post',
-		url      : 'index.php?option=com_languages&task=strings.refresh&format=json',
-		onRequest: function() {
-			this.states.refreshing = true;
-			document.id('refresh-status').reveal();
-		}.bind(this),
-		onSuccess: function(r) {
-			if (r.error && r.message) {
-				alert(r.message);
-			}
-			if (r.messages) {
-				Joomla.renderMessages(r.messages);
-			}
-			document.id('refresh-status').dissolve();
-			this.states.refreshing = false;
-		}.bind(this),
-		onFailure: function(xhr) {
-			alert(Joomla.JText._('COM_LANGUAGES_VIEW_OVERRIDE_REQUEST_ERROR'));
-			document.id('refresh-status').dissolve();
-		}.bind(this),
-		onError  : function(text, error) {
-			alert(error + "\n\n" + text);
-			document.id('refresh-status').dissolve();
-		}.bind(this)
+Joomla.overrider.refreshCache = function()
+{
+	var $ = jQuery.noConflict(), self = this;
+	this.states.refreshing = true;
+
+	$('#refresh-status').slideDown().css('display', 'block');
+
+	$.ajax(
+	{
+		type: "POST",
+		url: 'index.php?option=com_languages&task=strings.refresh&format=json',
+		dataType: 'json'
+	}).done(function (r)
+	{
+		if (r.error && r.message)
+		{
+			alert(r.message);
+		}
+
+		if (r.messages)
+		{
+			Joomla.renderMessages(r.messages);
+		}
+
+		$('#refresh-status').slideUp().hide();
+		self.states.refreshing = false;
+	}).fail(function (xhr)
+	{
+		alert(Joomla.JText._('COM_LANGUAGES_VIEW_OVERRIDE_REQUEST_ERROR'));
+		$('#refresh-status').slideUp().hide();
 	});
-	req.post();
 };
 
 /**
@@ -62,75 +65,93 @@ Joomla.overrider.refreshCache = function() {
  *
  * @since   2.5
  */
-Joomla.overrider.searchStrings = function(more) {
+Joomla.overrider.searchStrings = function(more)
+{
+	var $ = jQuery.noConflict(), self = this;
+
 	// Prevent searching if the cache is refreshed at the moment
-	if (this.states.refreshing) {
+	if (this.states.refreshing)
+	{
 		return;
 	}
 
 	// Only update the used searchstring and searchtype if the search button
 	// was used to start the search (that will be the case if 'more' is null)
-	if (!more) {
-		this.states.searchstring = document.id('jform_searchstring').value;
-		this.states.searchtype = document.id('jform_searchtype') !== null ? document.id('jform_searchtype').value : 'value';
+	if (!more)
+	{
+		this.states.searchstring 	= $('#jform_searchstring').val();
+		this.states.searchtype = $('#jform_searchtype') !== null ? $('#jform_searchtype').val() : 'value';
 	}
 
-	if (!this.states.searchstring) {
-		document.id('jform_searchstring').addClass('invalid');
+	if (!this.states.searchstring)
+	{
+		$('#jform_searchstring').addClass('invalid');
 
 		return;
 	}
 
-	var req = new Request.JSON({
-		method   : 'post',
-		url      : 'index.php?option=com_languages&task=strings.search&format=json',
-		onRequest: function() {
-			if (more) {
-				// If 'more' is greater than 0 we have already displayed some results for
-				// the current searchstring, so display the spinner at the more link
-				document.id('more-results').addClass('overrider-spinner');
-			} else {
-				// Otherwise it is a new searchstring and we have to remove all previous results first
-				document.id('more-results').set('style', 'display:none;');
-				var children = $$('#results-container div.language-results');
-				children.destroy();
-				document.id('results-container').addClass('overrider-spinner').reveal();
-			}
-		}.bind(this),
-		onSuccess: function(r) {
-			if (r.error && r.message) {
-				alert(r.message);
+
+	if (more)
+	{
+		// If 'more' is greater than 0 we have already displayed some results for
+		// the current searchstring, so display the spinner at the more link
+		$('#more-results').addClass('overrider-spinner');
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// Otherwise it is a new searchstring and we have to remove all previous results first
+		$('#more-results').hide();
+		var $children = $('#results-container div.language-results');
+		$children.remove();
+		$('#results-container').addClass('overrider-spinner').slideDown().css('display', 'block');
+	}
+
+	$.ajax(
+	{
+		type: "POST",
+		url: 'index.php?option=com_languages&task=strings.search&format=json',
+		data: 'searchstring=' + self.states.searchstring + '&searchtype=' + self.states.searchtype + '&more=' + more,
+		dataType: 'json'
+	}).done(function (r)
+	{
+		if (r.error && r.message)
+		{
+			alert(r.message);
+		}
+
+		if (r.messages)
+		{
+			Joomla.renderMessages(r.messages);
+		}
+
+		if (r.data)
+		{
+			if (r.data.results)
+			{
+				self.insertResults(r.data.results);
 			}
-			if (r.messages) {
-				Joomla.renderMessages(r.messages);
+
+			if (r.data.more)
+			{
+				// If there are more results than the sent ones
+				// display the more link
+				self.states.more = r.data.more;
+				$('#more-results').slideDown().css('display', 'block');
 			}
-			if (r.data) {
-				if (r.data.results) {
-					this.insertResults(r.data.results);
-				}
-				if (r.data.more) {
-					// If there are more results than the sent ones, display the more link
-					this.states.more = r.data.more;
-					document.id('more-results').reveal();
-				} else {
-					document.id('more-results').set('style', 'display:none;');
-				}
+			else
+			{
+				$('#more-results').hide();
 			}
-			document.id('results-container').removeClass('overrider-spinner');
-			document.id('more-results').removeClass('overrider-spinner');
-		}.bind(this),
-		onFailure: function(xhr) {
-			alert(Joomla.JText._('COM_LANGUAGES_VIEW_OVERRIDE_REQUEST_ERROR'));
-			document.id('results-container').removeClass('overrider-spinner');
-			document.id('more-results').removeClass('overrider-spinner');
-		}.bind(this),
-		onError  : function(text, error) {
-			alert(error + "\n\n" + text);
-			document.id('results-container').removeClass('overrider-spinner');
-			document.id('more-results').removeClass('overrider-spinner');
-		}.bind(this)
+		}
+
+		$('#results-container').removeClass('overrider-spinner');
+		$('#more-results').removeClass('overrider-spinner');
+	}).fail(function (xhr)
+	{
+		alert(Joomla.JText._('COM_LANGUAGES_VIEW_OVERRIDE_REQUEST_ERROR'));
+		$('#results-container').removeClass('overrider-spinner');
+		$('#more-results').removeClass('overrider-spinner');
 	});
-	req.post('searchstring=' + this.states.searchstring + '&searchtype=' + this.states.searchtype + '&more=' + more);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -142,50 +163,58 @@ Joomla.overrider.searchStrings = function(more) {
  *
  * @since   2.5
  */
-Joomla.overrider.insertResults = function(results) {
+Joomla.overrider.insertResults = function(results)
+{
+	var $ = jQuery.noConflict();
+
 	// For creating an individual ID for each result we use a counter
 	this.states.counter = this.states.counter + 1;
 
 	// Create a container into which all the results will be inserted
-	var results_div = new Element('div', {
-		id     : 'language-results' + this.states.counter,
-		'class': 'language-results',
-		style  : 'display:none;'
+	var $results_div = $('<div>', {
+	    id : 'language-results' + this.states.counter,
+	    class : 'language-results',
+	    style : 'display:none;'
 	});
 
 	// Create some elements for each result and insert it into the container
 	Array.each(results, function(item, index) {
-		var div = new Element('div', {
-			'class': 'result row' + index % 2,
+		var $div = $('<div>', {
+			class: 'result row' + index % 2,
 			onclick: 'Joomla.overrider.selectString(' + this.states.counter + index + ');',
 		});
-		var key = new Element('div', {
-			id     : 'override_key' + this.states.counter + index,
-			'class': 'result-key',
-			html   : item.constant,
-			title  : item.file
+
+		var $key = $('<div>', {
+			id:  'override_key' + this.states.counter + index,
+			class: 'result-key',
+			html: item.constant,
+			title: item.file
 		});
-		key.inject(div);
-		var string = new Element('div', {
-			id     : 'override_string' + this.states.counter + index,
-			'class': 'result-string',
-			html   : item.string
+
+		var $string = $('<div>',{
+			id: 'override_string' + this.states.counter + index,
+			class:	'result-string',
+			html: item.string
 		});
-		string.inject(div);
-		div.inject(results_div);
+
+		$key.appendTo($div);
+		$string.appendTo($div);
+		$div.appendTo($results_div);
+
 	}, this);
 
 	// If there aren't any results display an appropriate message
-	if (!results.length) {
-		var noresult = new Element('div', {
+	if (!results.length)
+	{
+		var $noresult = $('<div>',{
 			html: Joomla.JText._('COM_LANGUAGES_VIEW_OVERRIDE_NO_RESULTS')
 		});
-		noresult.inject(results_div);
+		$noresult.appendTo($results_div);
 	}
 
 	// Finally insert the container afore the more link and reveal it
-	results_div.inject(document.id('more-results'), 'before');
-	document.id('language-results' + this.states.counter).reveal();
+	$('#more-results').before($results_div);
+	$('#language-results' + this.states.counter).slideDown().css('display','block');
 };
 
 /**
@@ -197,8 +226,10 @@ Joomla.overrider.insertResults = function(results) {
  *
  * @since   2.5
  */
-Joomla.overrider.selectString = function(id) {
-	document.id('jform_key').value = document.id('override_key' + id).get('html');
-	document.id('jform_override').value = document.id('override_string' + id).get('html');
-	new Fx.Scroll(window).toTop();
+Joomla.overrider.selectString = function(id)
+{
+	var $ = jQuery.noConflict();
+	$('#jform_key').val($('#override_key' + id).html());
+	$('#jform_override').val($('#override_string' + id).html());
+	$(window).scrollTop(0);
 };