diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/js.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/js.php
index ba15d83a3..a0a19b564 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/js.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/js.php
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ class JsHelper extends AppHelper {
  * Uses the selected JS engine to create a submit input
  * element that is enhanced with Javascript.  Options can include
  * both those for FormHelper::submit() and JsBaseEngine::request(), JsBaseEngine::event();
+ *
+ * Forms submitting with this method, cannot send files. Files do not transfer over XmlHttpRequest
+ * and require an iframe.
  * 
  * @param string $title The display text of the submit button.
  * @param array $options Array of options to use.
@@ -269,7 +272,7 @@ class JsHelper extends AppHelper {
 			unset($options['url']);
 		}
 		if (!isset($options['method'])) {
-			$options['method'] = 'POST';
+			$options['method'] = 'post';
 		}
 		$options['dataExpression'] = true;
 		$requestString .= $this->request($url, $options);
@@ -718,15 +721,15 @@ class JsBaseEngineHelper extends AppHelper {
  *
  * ### Options
  *
- * - handle - selector to the handle element.
- * - snapGrid - The pixel grid that movement snaps to, an array(x, y)
- * - container - The element that acts as a bounding box for the draggable element.
+ * - `handle` - selector to the handle element.
+ * - `snapGrid` - The pixel grid that movement snaps to, an array(x, y)
+ * - `container` - The element that acts as a bounding box for the draggable element.
  *
  * ### Event Options
  *
- * - start - Event fired when the drag starts
- * - drag - Event fired on every step of the drag
- * - stop - Event fired when dragging stops (mouse release)
+ * - `start` - Event fired when the drag starts
+ * - `drag` - Event fired on every step of the drag
+ * - `stop` - Event fired when dragging stops (mouse release)
  *
  * @param array $options Options array see above.
  * @return string Completed drag script
@@ -740,14 +743,14 @@ class JsBaseEngineHelper extends AppHelper {
  *
  * ### Options
  *
- * - accept - Selector for elements this droppable will accept.
- * - hoverclass - Class to add to droppable when a draggable is over.
+ * - `accept` - Selector for elements this droppable will accept.
+ * - `hoverclass` - Class to add to droppable when a draggable is over.
  *
  * ### Event Options
  *
- * - drop - Event fired when an element is dropped into the drop zone.
- * - hover - Event fired when a drag enters a drop zone.
- * - leave - Event fired when a drag is removed from a drop zone without being dropped.
+ * - `drop` - Event fired when an element is dropped into the drop zone.
+ * - `hover` - Event fired when a drag enters a drop zone.
+ * - `leave` - Event fired when a drag is removed from a drop zone without being dropped.
  *
  * @return string Completed drop script
  **/
@@ -759,17 +762,17 @@ class JsBaseEngineHelper extends AppHelper {
  *
  * ### Options
  *
- * - containment - Container for move action
- * - handle - Selector to handle element. Only this element will start sort action.
- * - revert - Whether or not to use an effect to move sortable into final position.
- * - opacity - Opacity of the placeholder
- * - distance - Distance a sortable must be dragged before sorting starts.
+ * - `containment` - Container for move action
+ * - `handle` - Selector to handle element. Only this element will start sort action.
+ * - `revert` - Whether or not to use an effect to move sortable into final position.
+ * - `opacity` - Opacity of the placeholder
+ * - `distance` - Distance a sortable must be dragged before sorting starts.
  *
  * ### Event Options
  *
- * - start - Event fired when sorting starts
- * - sort - Event fired during sorting
- * - complete - Event fired when sorting completes.
+ * - `start` - Event fired when sorting starts
+ * - `sort` - Event fired during sorting
+ * - `complete` - Event fired when sorting completes.
  *
  *
  * @param array $options Array of options for the sortable. See above.
@@ -783,17 +786,17 @@ class JsBaseEngineHelper extends AppHelper {
  * 
  * ### Options
  *
- * - handle - The id of the element used in sliding.
- * - direction - The direction of the slider either 'vertical' or 'horizontal'
- * - min - The min value for the slider.
- * - max - The max value for the slider.
- * - step - The number of steps or ticks the slider will have.
- * - value - The initial offset of the slider.
+ * - `handle` - The id of the element used in sliding.
+ * - `direction` - The direction of the slider either 'vertical' or 'horizontal'
+ * - `min` - The min value for the slider.
+ * - `max` - The max value for the slider.
+ * - `step` - The number of steps or ticks the slider will have.
+ * - `value` - The initial offset of the slider.
  *
  * ### Events
  *
- * - change - Fired when the slider's value is updated
- * - complete - Fired when the user stops sliding the handle
+ * - `change` - Fired when the slider's value is updated
+ * - `complete` - Fired when the user stops sliding the handle
  *
  * @return string Completed slider script
  **/
@@ -808,8 +811,8 @@ class JsBaseEngineHelper extends AppHelper {
  * 
  * ### Options
  * 
- * - isForm - is the current selection a form, or an input? (defaults to false)
- * - inline - is the rendered statement going to be used inside another JS statement? (defaults to false)
+ * - `isForm` - is the current selection a form, or an input? (defaults to false)
+ * - `inline` - is the rendered statement going to be used inside another JS statement? (defaults to false)
  *
  * @param array $options options for serialization generation.
  * @return string completed form serialization script
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/mootools_engine.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/mootools_engine.php
index 582c891ad..26ce4fe4b 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/mootools_engine.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/mootools_engine.php
@@ -184,25 +184,28 @@ class MootoolsEngineHelper extends JsBaseEngineHelper {
 		$url = $this->url($url);
 		$options = $this->_mapOptions('request', $options);
 		$type = $data = null;
-		if (isset($options['type']) && strtolower($options['type']) == 'json') {
-			$type = '.JSON';
-			if (!empty($options['data'])) {
-				$data = $this->object($options['data']);
-				unset($options['data']);
+		if (isset($options['type']) || isset($options['update'])) {
+			if (isset($options['type']) && strtolower($options['type']) == 'json') {
+				$type = '.JSON';
+			}
+			if (isset($options['update'])) {
+				$options['update'] = str_replace('#', '', $options['update']);
+				$type = '.HTML';
 			}
 			unset($options['type']);
 		}
-		if (isset($options['update'])) {
-			$options['update'] = str_replace('#', '', $options['update']);
-			$type = '.HTML';
-			if (!empty($options['data'])) {
-				$data = $this->_toQuerystring($options['data']);
-				unset($options['data']);
-			}
-			unset($options['type']);
+		if (!empty($options['data'])) {
+			$data = $options['data'];
+			unset($options['data']);
 		}
 		$options['url'] = $url;
 		$callbacks = array('onComplete', 'onFailure', 'onRequest', 'onSuccess', 'onCancel', 'onException');
+		if (isset($options['dataExpression'])) {
+			$callbacks[] = 'data';
+			unset($options['dataExpression']);
+		} elseif (!empty($data)) {
+			$data = $this->object($data);
+		}
 		$options = $this->_parseOptions($options, $callbacks);
 		return "var jsRequest = new Request$type({{$options}}).send($data);";
 	}
@@ -303,5 +306,24 @@ class MootoolsEngineHelper extends JsBaseEngineHelper {
 		$this->selection = $slider;
 		return $out;
 	}
+/**
+ * Serialize the form attached to $selector.
+ *
+ * @param array $options Array of options.
+ * @return string Completed serializeForm() snippet
+ * @see JsHelper::serializeForm()
+ **/
+	function serializeForm($options = array()) {
+		$options = array_merge(array('isForm' => false, 'inline' => false), $options);
+		$selection = $this->selection;
+		if (!$options['isForm']) {
+			$selection = '$(' . $this->selection . '.form)';
+		}
+		$method = '.toQueryString()';
+		if (!$options['inline']) {
+			$method .= ';';
+		}
+		return $selection . $method;
+	}
 }
 ?>
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diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/js.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/js.test.php
index e1606721f..9fae83b60 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/js.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/js.test.php
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ CODE;
 
 		$params = array(
 			'update' => $options['update'], 'data' => 'serialize-code', 
-			'method' => 'POST', 'dataExpression' => true
+			'method' => 'post', 'dataExpression' => true
 		);
 		$this->Js->TestJsEngine->expectAt(3, 'dispatchMethod', array(
 			'event', array('click', "ajax-code", $params)
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ CODE;
 			'/custom/url', array(
 				'update' => '#content',
 				'data' => 'serialize-code',
-				'method' => 'POST',
+				'method' => 'post',
 				'dataExpression' => true
 			)
 		);
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ CODE;
 
 		$params = array(
 			'update' => '#content', 'data' => 'serialize-code', 
-			'method' => 'POST', 'dataExpression' => true
+			'method' => 'post', 'dataExpression' => true
 		);
 		$this->Js->TestJsEngine->expectAt(7, 'dispatchMethod', array(
 			'event', array('click', "ajax-code", $params)
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/mootools_engine.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/mootools_engine.test.php
index 626866ebf..46d6e6362 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/mootools_engine.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/mootools_engine.test.php
@@ -278,5 +278,28 @@ class MooEngineHelperTestCase extends CakeTestCase {
 		$expected = 'var jsSlider = new Slider($("slider"), $("my-handle"), {mode:"horizontal", onChange:onChange, onComplete:onComplete, range:[10,40]});';
 		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
 	}
+/**
+ * test the serializeForm implementation.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ **/
+	function testSerializeForm() {
+		$this->Moo->get('#element');
+		$result = $this->Moo->serializeForm(array('isForm' => true));
+		$expected = '$("element").toQueryString();';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+
+		$result = $this->Moo->serializeForm(array('isForm' => true, 'inline' => true));
+		$expected = '$("element").toQueryString()';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+
+		$result = $this->Moo->serializeForm(array('isForm' => false));
+		$expected = '$($("element").form).toQueryString();';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+
+		$result = $this->Moo->serializeForm(array('isForm' => false, 'inline' => true));
+		$expected = '$($("element").form).toQueryString()';
+		$this->assertEqual($result, $expected);
+	}
 }
 ?>
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