diff --git a/lib/scripts/cookie.js b/lib/scripts/cookie.js
index f7d9b5ffb6ce3cecce9e72a07a577d5c2b490bee..f97882855ee5f8cb6f081ac9b98d7a37ceb2f7b7 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/cookie.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/cookie.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 * Handles the cookie used by several JavaScript functions
 *
 * Only a single cookie is written and read. You may only save
-* sime name-value pairs - no complex types!
+* simple name-value pairs - no complex types!
 *
 * You should only use the getValue and setValue methods
 *
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 * @author Michal Rezler <m.rezler@centrum.cz>
 */
 DokuCookie = {
-    data: Array(),
+    data: {},
     name: 'DOKU_PREFS',
 
     /**
@@ -19,21 +19,17 @@ DokuCookie = {
      * @author Andreas Gohr <andi@splitbrain.org>
      */
     setValue: function(key,val){
+        var text = '';
         this.init();
         this.data[key] = val;
 
-        // prepare expire date
-        var now = new Date();
-        this.fixDate(now);
-        now.setTime(now.getTime() + 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000); //expire in a year
-
         //save the whole data array
-        var text = '';
-        for(var key in this.data){
-            if (!this.data.hasOwnProperty(key)) continue;
-            text += '#'+escape(key)+'#'+this.data[key];
-        }
-        this.setCookie(this.name,text.substr(1),now,DOKU_BASE);
+        jQuery.each(this.data, function (val, key) {
+            if (this.data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                text += '#'+encodeURIComponent(key)+'#'+encodeURIComponent(val);
+            }
+        });
+        jQuery.cookie(this.name,text.substr(1), {expires: 365, path: DOKU_BASE});
     },
 
     /**
@@ -52,51 +48,16 @@ DokuCookie = {
      * @author Andreas Gohr <andi@splitbrain.org>
      */
     init: function(){
-        if(this.data.length) return;
-        var text = this.getCookie(this.name);
+        var text, parts, i;
+        if(!jQuery.isEmptyObject(this.data)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        text = jQuery.cookie(this.name);
         if(text){
-            var parts = text.split('#');
-            for(var i=0; i<parts.length; i+=2){
-                this.data[unescape(parts[i])] = unescape(parts[i+1]);
+            parts = text.split('#');
+            for(i = 0; i < parts.length; i += 2){
+                this.data[decodeURIComponent(parts[i])] = decodeURIComponent(parts[i+1]);
             }
         }
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * This sets a cookie by JavaScript
-     *
-     * @link http://www.webreference.com/js/column8/functions.html
-     */
-    setCookie: function(name, value, expires_, path_, domain_, secure_) {
-        var params = {
-            expires: expires_,
-            path: path_,
-            domain: domain_,
-            secure: secure_,
-        };
-
-        jQuery.cookie(name, value, params);
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * This reads a cookie by JavaScript
-     *
-     * @link http://www.webreference.com/js/column8/functions.html
-     */
-    getCookie: function(name) {
-        return unescape(jQuery.cookie(name));
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * This is needed for the cookie functions
-     *
-     * @link http://www.webreference.com/js/column8/functions.html
-     */
-    fixDate: function(date) {
-        var base = new Date(0);
-        var skew = base.getTime();
-        if (skew > 0){
-            date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
-        }
     }
 };
diff --git a/lib/scripts/jquery/jquery.cookie.js b/lib/scripts/jquery/jquery.cookie.js
index 6df1faca25fccd58bea8641b7a32b4df55ec6249..6a3e394b403d5084b70b8ed7ccdc0d566f2fcbdb 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/jquery/jquery.cookie.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/jquery/jquery.cookie.js
@@ -1,96 +1,41 @@
 /**
- * Cookie plugin
+ * jQuery Cookie plugin
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2006 Klaus Hartl (stilbuero.de)
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Klaus Hartl (stilbuero.de)
  * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses:
  * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
  * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
  *
  */
+jQuery.cookie = function (key, value, options) {
 
-/**
- * Create a cookie with the given name and value and other optional parameters.
- *
- * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', 'the_value');
- * @desc Set the value of a cookie.
- * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', 'the_value', { expires: 7, path: '/', domain: 'jquery.com', secure: true });
- * @desc Create a cookie with all available options.
- * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', 'the_value');
- * @desc Create a session cookie.
- * @example $.cookie('the_cookie', null);
- * @desc Delete a cookie by passing null as value. Keep in mind that you have to use the same path and domain
- *       used when the cookie was set.
- *
- * @param String name The name of the cookie.
- * @param String value The value of the cookie.
- * @param Object options An object literal containing key/value pairs to provide optional cookie attributes.
- * @option Number|Date expires Either an integer specifying the expiration date from now on in days or a Date object.
- *                             If a negative value is specified (e.g. a date in the past), the cookie will be deleted.
- *                             If set to null or omitted, the cookie will be a session cookie and will not be retained
- *                             when the the browser exits.
- * @option String path The value of the path atribute of the cookie (default: path of page that created the cookie).
- * @option String domain The value of the domain attribute of the cookie (default: domain of page that created the cookie).
- * @option Boolean secure If true, the secure attribute of the cookie will be set and the cookie transmission will
- *                        require a secure protocol (like HTTPS).
- * @type undefined
- *
- * @name $.cookie
- * @cat Plugins/Cookie
- * @author Klaus Hartl/klaus.hartl@stilbuero.de
- */
+    // key and at least value given, set cookie...
+    if (arguments.length > 1 && String(value) !== "[object Object]") {
+        options = jQuery.extend({}, options);
 
-/**
- * Get the value of a cookie with the given name.
- *
- * @example $.cookie('the_cookie');
- * @desc Get the value of a cookie.
- *
- * @param String name The name of the cookie.
- * @return The value of the cookie.
- * @type String
- *
- * @name $.cookie
- * @cat Plugins/Cookie
- * @author Klaus Hartl/klaus.hartl@stilbuero.de
- */
-jQuery.cookie = function(name, value, options) {
-    if (typeof value != 'undefined') { // name and value given, set cookie
-        options = options || {};
-        if (value === null) {
-            value = '';
+        if (value === null || value === undefined) {
             options.expires = -1;
         }
-        var expires = '';
-        if (options.expires && (typeof options.expires == 'number' || options.expires.toUTCString)) {
-            var date;
-            if (typeof options.expires == 'number') {
-                date = new Date();
-                date.setTime(date.getTime() + (options.expires * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
-            } else {
-                date = options.expires;
-            }
-            expires = '; expires=' + date.toUTCString(); // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
-        }
-        // CAUTION: Needed to parenthesize options.path and options.domain
-        // in the following expressions, otherwise they evaluate to undefined
-        // in the packed version for some reason...
-        var path = options.path ? '; path=' + (options.path) : '';
-        var domain = options.domain ? '; domain=' + (options.domain) : '';
-        var secure = options.secure ? '; secure' : '';
-        document.cookie = [name, '=', encodeURIComponent(value), expires, path, domain, secure].join('');
-    } else { // only name given, get cookie
-        var cookieValue = null;
-        if (document.cookie && document.cookie != '') {
-            var cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
-            for (var i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
-                var cookie = jQuery.trim(cookies[i]);
-                // Does this cookie string begin with the name we want?
-                if (cookie.substring(0, name.length + 1) == (name + '=')) {
-                    cookieValue = decodeURIComponent(cookie.substring(name.length + 1));
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+
+        if (typeof options.expires === 'number') {
+            var days = options.expires, t = options.expires = new Date();
+            t.setDate(t.getDate() + days);
         }
-        return cookieValue;
+
+        value = String(value);
+
+        return (document.cookie = [
+            encodeURIComponent(key), '=',
+            options.raw ? value : encodeURIComponent(value),
+            options.expires ? '; expires=' + options.expires.toUTCString() : '', // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
+            options.path ? '; path=' + options.path : '',
+            options.domain ? '; domain=' + options.domain : '',
+            options.secure ? '; secure' : ''
+        ].join(''));
     }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    // key and possibly options given, get cookie...
+    options = value || {};
+    var result, decode = options.raw ? function (s) { return s; } : decodeURIComponent;
+    return (result = new RegExp('(?:^|; )' + encodeURIComponent(key) + '=([^;]*)').exec(document.cookie)) ? decode(result[1]) : null;
+};