diff --git a/jquery.jeditable.js b/jquery.jeditable.js
index eb8a911..5bfa987 100644
--- a/jquery.jeditable.js
+++ b/jquery.jeditable.js
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@
             text: {
                 element : function(settings, original) {
                     var input = $('<input />');
-                    if (settings.width  != 'none') { input.attr('width', settings.width);  }
-                    if (settings.height != 'none') { input.attr('height', settings.height); }
+                    if (settings.width  != 'none') { input.width(settings.width);  }
+                    if (settings.height != 'none') { input.height(settings.height); }
                     /* https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=236791 */
                     //input[0].setAttribute('autocomplete','off');
                     input.attr('autocomplete','off');
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
                     $('select', this).children().each(function() {
                         if ($(this).val() == json['selected'] || 
                             $(this).text() == $.trim(original.revert)) {
-                                $(this).attr('selected', 'selected');
+                                $(this).prop('selected', true);
                         }
                     });
                     /* Submit on change if no submit button defined. */