diff --git a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
index e57bb36e5..2dc6408b1 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
@@ -5125,7 +5125,7 @@ function Ace2Inner(){
   function initLineNumbers()
   {
     lineNumbersShown = 1;
-    sideDiv.innerHTML = '<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right">' + '<tr><td id="sidedivinner"><div>1</div></td></tr></table>';
+    sideDiv.innerHTML = '<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right"><tr><td id="sidedivinner"><div>1</div></td></tr></table>';
     sideDivInner = outerWin.document.getElementById("sidedivinner");
   }
 
diff --git a/src/static/js/pad.js b/src/static/js/pad.js
index 4b0526208..60a435572 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad.js
@@ -470,14 +470,6 @@ var pad = {
       userAgent: pad.getDisplayUserAgent()
     };
 
-    if (clientVars.specialKey)
-    {
-      pad.myUserInfo.specialKey = clientVars.specialKey;
-      if (clientVars.specialKeyTranslation)
-      {
-        $("#specialkeyarea").html("mode: " + String(clientVars.specialKeyTranslation).toUpperCase());
-      }
-    }
     padimpexp.init(this);
     padsavedrevs.init(this);
 
@@ -663,8 +655,8 @@ var pad = {
       {
         alertBar.displayMessage(function(abar)
         {
-          abar.find("#servermsgdate").html(" (" + padutils.simpleDateTime(new Date) + ")");
-          abar.find("#servermsgtext").html(m.text);
+          abar.find("#servermsgdate").text(" (" + padutils.simpleDateTime(new Date) + ")");
+          abar.find("#servermsgtext").text(m.text);
         });
       }
       if (m.js)