diff --git a/source/Ox.UI/Ox.UI.js b/source/Ox.UI/Ox.UI.js
index d9a44222..f69d74ca 100644
--- a/source/Ox.UI/Ox.UI.js
+++ b/source/Ox.UI/Ox.UI.js
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ Ox.load.UI = function(options, callback) {
             var callbacks = [];
             Ox.documentReady(function() {
                 // FIXME: use Ox.$foo everywhere!
-                Ox.$body = Ox.UI.$body = $('body');
-                Ox.$document = Ox.UI.$document = $(document);
-                Ox.$head = Ox.UI.$head = $('head');
-                Ox.$window = Ox.UI.$window = $(window);
+                Ox.body = Ox.$body = Ox.UI.$body = $('body');
+                Ox.document = Ox.$document = Ox.UI.$document = $(document);
+                Ox.head = Ox.$head = Ox.UI.$head = $('head');
+                Ox.window = Ox.$window = Ox.UI.$window = $(window);
                 // fixme: is this the right place to do this?
                 $.browser.mozilla && Ox.$document.on('dragstart', function() {
                      return false;
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ Ox.load.UI = function(options, callback) {
             }
         });
         // ...
-        Ox.getOxElement = Ox.UI.getOxElement = function(element) {
-            return Ox.$elements[Ox.$(element).data('oxid')];
+        Ox.getElement = Ox.getOxElement = Ox.UI.getOxElement = function(element) {
+            return Ox.elements[$(element).data('oxid')];
         };
         /*@
         Ox.UI.hideLoadingScreen <f> hide loading screen
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ Ox.load.UI = function(options, callback) {
         };
         // ...
         Ox.isOxElement = Ox.UI.isOxElement = function(element) {
-            return !!Ox.$(element).attr('data-oxid');
+            return !!$(element).data('oxid');
         };
         //@ Ox.UI.PATH <str> Path of Ox.UI
         Ox.UI.PATH = Ox.PATH + 'Ox.UI/';