diff --git a/content/base/public/nsISelectionController.idl b/content/base/public/nsISelectionController.idl
index 0d02393dcf0..05d0ea2acc6 100644
--- a/content/base/public/nsISelectionController.idl
+++ b/content/base/public/nsISelectionController.idl
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ interface nsISelectionController : nsISupports
    */
     short   getDisplaySelection();
 
+   /**
+   * SetDisplayNonTextSelection used to set whether you want to see HRULES/IMAGES with border.
+   * also used to tell if the presshell is an editor right now. this should change
+   */
+    void setDisplayNonTextSelection(in boolean toggle);
+
+   /**
+   * GetDisplayNonTextSelection used to get whether you want to see HRULES/IMAGES with border.
+   * also used to tell if the presshell is an editor right now. this should change
+   */
+    boolean getDisplayNonTextSelection();
+
    /**
    * GetSelection will return the selection that the presentation
    *  shell may implement.
diff --git a/layout/base/nsIPresShell.h b/layout/base/nsIPresShell.h
index 9be216b743d..41945aa5d7d 100644
--- a/layout/base/nsIPresShell.h
+++ b/layout/base/nsIPresShell.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
  * Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
  * Rights Reserved.
- *
+ * 
  * Contributor(s): 
  * Steve Clark (buster@netscape.com)
  *
diff --git a/layout/base/public/nsIPresShell.h b/layout/base/public/nsIPresShell.h
index 9be216b743d..41945aa5d7d 100644
--- a/layout/base/public/nsIPresShell.h
+++ b/layout/base/public/nsIPresShell.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * Communications Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
  * Copyright (C) 1998 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
  * Rights Reserved.
- *
+ * 
  * Contributor(s): 
  * Steve Clark (buster@netscape.com)
  *
diff --git a/layout/base/public/nsISelectionController.idl b/layout/base/public/nsISelectionController.idl
index 0d02393dcf0..05d0ea2acc6 100644
--- a/layout/base/public/nsISelectionController.idl
+++ b/layout/base/public/nsISelectionController.idl
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ interface nsISelectionController : nsISupports
    */
     short   getDisplaySelection();
 
+   /**
+   * SetDisplayNonTextSelection used to set whether you want to see HRULES/IMAGES with border.
+   * also used to tell if the presshell is an editor right now. this should change
+   */
+    void setDisplayNonTextSelection(in boolean toggle);
+
+   /**
+   * GetDisplayNonTextSelection used to get whether you want to see HRULES/IMAGES with border.
+   * also used to tell if the presshell is an editor right now. this should change
+   */
+    boolean getDisplayNonTextSelection();
+
    /**
    * GetSelection will return the selection that the presentation
    *  shell may implement.
diff --git a/layout/html/forms/src/nsGfxTextControlFrame2.cpp b/layout/html/forms/src/nsGfxTextControlFrame2.cpp
index fb2d3506c6e..71abaf46205 100644
--- a/layout/html/forms/src/nsGfxTextControlFrame2.cpp
+++ b/layout/html/forms/src/nsGfxTextControlFrame2.cpp
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ public:
   //NSISELECTIONCONTROLLER INTERFACES
   NS_IMETHOD SetDisplaySelection(PRInt16 toggle);
   NS_IMETHOD GetDisplaySelection(PRInt16 *_retval);
+  NS_IMETHOD SetDisplayNonTextSelection(PRBool toggle);
+  NS_IMETHOD GetDisplayNonTextSelection(PRBool *_retval);
   NS_IMETHOD GetSelection(PRInt16 type, nsIDOMSelection **_retval);
   NS_IMETHOD ScrollSelectionIntoView(PRInt16 type, PRInt16 region);
   NS_IMETHOD RepaintSelection(PRInt16 type);
@@ -355,6 +357,18 @@ nsTextInputSelectionImpl::GetDisplaySelection(PRInt16 *aToggle)
   return NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsTextInputSelectionImpl::SetDisplayNonTextSelection(PRBool aToggle)
+{
+  return NS_OK;//stub this out. not used in input
+}
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP
+nsTextInputSelectionImpl::GetDisplayNonTextSelection(PRBool *aToggle)
+{
+  return NS_OK;//stub this out. not used in input
+}
+
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsTextInputSelectionImpl::GetSelection(PRInt16 type, nsIDOMSelection **_retval)
 {
@@ -915,6 +929,7 @@ nsGfxTextControlFrame2::ReflowStandard(nsIPresContext*          aPresContext,
 }
 
 
+
 PRInt32
 nsGfxTextControlFrame2::CalculateSizeStandard (nsIPresContext*       aPresContext, 
                                               nsIRenderingContext*  aRendContext,
@@ -1413,6 +1428,8 @@ nsGfxTextControlFrame2::GetPrefSize(nsBoxLayoutState& aState, nsSize& aSize)
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
+
+
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsGfxTextControlFrame2::GetMinSize(nsBoxLayoutState& aState, nsSize& aSize)
 {