form helper and javascript?

[eluser]Bluemill Media[/eluser]
A suggestion: Try to refrain from using inline event calls whenever possible. Instead, consider using Event Handlers/Listeners. Read: http://onlinetools.org/articles/unobtrus...pter4.html

Do you have Firebug installed?

Also, when you view source, what does the output of the form opener look like? I may be wrong, but I'd think that as long as your <form> element is being output correctly, CI isn't going to tamper with your code. After all, the form helpers simply print HTML.