diff --git a/templates/skin/new/js/panel.js b/templates/skin/new/js/panel.js
index 769dd262..f9745bd7 100644
--- a/templates/skin/new/js/panel.js
+++ b/templates/skin/new/js/panel.js
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ var lsPanelClass = new Class({
 	putText: function(obj,text) {
 		obj=$(obj);
 		var scrollLeft=obj.scrollLeft;
-		var scrollTop=obj.scrollTop;
-		obj.insertAtCursor(text);
+		var scrollTop=obj.scrollTop;		
+		if (Browser.Engine.trident && document.selection) {
+			obj.focus();
+			sel=document.selection.createRange();
+			sel.text=text;
+		} else {
+			obj.insertAtCursor(text);
+		}		
 		obj.scrollLeft=scrollLeft;
 		obj.scrollTop=scrollTop;
 	}, 
@@ -19,12 +25,18 @@ var lsPanelClass = new Class({
 	putTextAround: function(obj,textStart,textEnd) {
 		obj=$(obj);
 		var scrollLeft=obj.scrollLeft;
-		var scrollTop=obj.scrollTop;		
-		obj.insertAroundCursor({
-			before: textStart,
-			defaultMiddle: '',
-			after: textEnd
-		});
+		var scrollTop=obj.scrollTop;	
+		if (Browser.Engine.trident && document.selection) {
+			obj.focus();
+			sel=document.selection.createRange();
+			sel.text = textStart+sel.text+textEnd;
+		} else {
+			obj.insertAroundCursor({
+				before: textStart,
+				defaultMiddle: '',
+				after: textEnd
+			});
+		}
 		obj.scrollLeft=scrollLeft;
 		obj.scrollTop=scrollTop;
 	},
@@ -46,23 +58,22 @@ var lsPanelClass = new Class({
 	
 	putQuote: function(obj) {
 		obj=$(obj);
-		if (selText=window.getSelected()) {			
+		if (selText=this.getSelectedText()) {			
 			this.putText(obj,'<blockquote>'+selText+'</blockquote>');
 		} else {
 			this.putTagAround(obj,'blockquote');
 		}
+	},
+	
+	getSelectedText: function(){
+		if (Browser.Engine.trident) return document.selection.createRange().text;
+		//if (window.khtml) return window.getSelection();
+		return document.getSelection();
 	}
 });
 
 var lsPanel;
 
-window.addEvent('domready', function() {  	
-	$extend(window,{
-		getSelected: function(){
-			if (this.ie) return document.selection.createRange().text;
-			if (this.khtml) return this.getSelection();
-			return document.getSelection();
-		}
-	});
+window.addEvent('domready', function() {
     lsPanel = new lsPanelClass();   
 });
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