diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index 000c0c34ff..b0ad334e22 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             var scriptName = OpenLayers._scriptName;
          
             var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script');
-            for (var i = 0; i < scripts.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=scripts.length; i<len; i++) {
                 var src = scripts[i].getAttribute('src');
                 if (src) {
                     var index = src.lastIndexOf(scriptName); 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
             var allScriptTags = new Array(jsfiles.length);
         }
         var host = OpenLayers._getScriptLocation() + "lib/";    
-        for (var i = 0; i < jsfiles.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=jsfiles.length; i<len; i++) {
             if (docWrite) {
                 allScriptTags[i] = "<script src='" + host + jsfiles[i] +
                                    "'></script>"; 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
index ae48f1517c..a016e158fb 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ OpenLayers.String = {
     camelize: function(str) {
         var oStringList = str.split('-');
         var camelizedString = oStringList[0];
-        for (var i = 1; i < oStringList.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=1, len=oStringList.length; i<len; i++) {
             var s = oStringList[i];
             camelizedString += s.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + s.substring(1);
         }
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ OpenLayers.String = {
         }
         var tokens = template.split("${");
         var item, last, replacement;
-        for(var i=1; i<tokens.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=1, len=tokens.length; i<len; i++) {
             item = tokens[i];
             last = item.indexOf("}"); 
             if(last > 0) {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js
index 1167244230..681c683ba9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Class.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OpenLayers.Class = function() {
     };
     var extended = {};
     var parent;
-    for(var i=0; i<arguments.length; ++i) {
+    for(var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; ++i) {
         if(typeof arguments[i] == "function") {
             // get the prototype of the superclass
             parent = arguments[i].prototype;
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ OpenLayers.Class.create = function() {
 OpenLayers.Class.inherit = function () {
     var superClass = arguments[0];
     var proto = new superClass(OpenLayers.Class.isPrototype);
-    for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+    for (var i=1, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
         if (typeof arguments[i] == "function") {
             var mixin = arguments[i];
             arguments[i] = new mixin(OpenLayers.Class.isPrototype);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js
index b498ce15ca..28d37d8e49 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes/Element.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ OpenLayers.Element = {
      * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
      */
     toggle: function() {
-        for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
             var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
             var display = OpenLayers.Element.visible(element) ? 'hide' 
                                                               : 'show';
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ OpenLayers.Element = {
      * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
      */
     hide: function() {
-        for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
             var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
             element.style.display = 'none';
         }
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ OpenLayers.Element = {
      * element - {DOMElement} Actually user can pass any number of elements
      */
     show: function() {
-        for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
             var element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(arguments[i]);
             element.style.display = '';
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Console.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Console.js
index fb4af7515e..8cb309556e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Console.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Console.js
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ OpenLayers.Console = {
      */
     if(window.console) {
         var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName("script");
-        for(var i=0; i<scripts.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=scripts.length; i<len; ++i) {
             if(scripts[i].src.indexOf("firebug.js") != -1) {
                 OpenLayers.Util.extend(OpenLayers.Console, console);
                 break;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ArgParser.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ArgParser.js
index 5c91926504..5d71b36289 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ArgParser.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ArgParser.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ArgParser = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         OpenLayers.Control.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
 
         //make sure we dont already have an arg parser attached
-        for(var i=0; i< this.map.controls.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.map.controls.length; i<len; i++) {
             var control = this.map.controls[i];
             if ( (control != this) &&
                  (control.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Control.ArgParser") ) {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ArgParser = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         if (this.layers.length == this.map.layers.length) { 
             this.map.events.unregister('addlayer', this, this.configureLayers);
 
-            for(var i=0; i < this.layers.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=0, len=this.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
                 
                 var layer = this.map.layers[i];
                 var c = this.layers.charAt(i);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Attribution.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Attribution.js
index 63d88279aa..486f49fb1d 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Attribution.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Attribution.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Attribution =
     updateAttribution: function() {
         var attributions = [];
         if (this.map && this.map.layers) {
-            for(var i=0; i < this.map.layers.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=0, len=this.map.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
                 var layer = this.map.layers[i];
                 if (layer.attribution && layer.getVisibility()) {
                     attributions.push( layer.attribution );
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/EditingToolbar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/EditingToolbar.js
index 40a7b20311..86f49c89d4 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/EditingToolbar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/EditingToolbar.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.EditingToolbar = OpenLayers.Class(
           new OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature(layer, OpenLayers.Handler.Path, {'displayClass': 'olControlDrawFeaturePath'}),
           new OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature(layer, OpenLayers.Handler.Polygon, {'displayClass': 'olControlDrawFeaturePolygon'})
         ];
-        for (var i = 0; i < controls.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=controls.length; i<len; i++) {
             controls[i].featureAdded = function(feature) { feature.state = OpenLayers.State.INSERT; };
         }
         this.addControls(controls);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
index 73c4b17852..709b2cf17f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/LayerSwitcher.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher =
     clearLayersArray: function(layersType) {
         var layers = this[layersType + "Layers"];
         if (layers) {
-            for(var i=0; i < layers.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=0, len=layers.length; i<len ; i++) {
                 var layer = layers[i];
                 OpenLayers.Event.stopObservingElement(layer.inputElem);
                 OpenLayers.Event.stopObservingElement(layer.labelSpan);
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher =
              (this.map.layers.length != this.layerStates.length) ) {
             redraw = true;
         } else {
-            for (var i=0; i < this.layerStates.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=this.layerStates.length; i<len; i++) {
                 var layerState = this.layerStates[i];
                 var layer = this.map.layers[i];
                 if ( (layerState.name != layer.name) || 
@@ -243,8 +243,9 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher =
         // We save this before redrawing, because in the process of redrawing
         // we will trigger more visibility changes, and we want to not redraw
         // and enter an infinite loop.
-        this.layerStates = new Array(this.map.layers.length);
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.map.layers.length; i++) {
+        var len = this.map.layers.length;
+        this.layerStates = new Array(len);
+        for (var i=0; i <len; i++) {
             var layer = this.map.layers[i];
             this.layerStates[i] = {
                 'name': layer.name, 
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher =
 
         var layers = this.map.layers.slice();
         if (!this.ascending) { layers.reverse(); }
-        for( var i = 0; i < layers.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=layers.length; i<len; i++) {
             var layer = layers[i];
             var baseLayer = layer.isBaseLayer;
 
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher =
     updateMap: function() {
 
         // set the newly selected base layer        
-        for(var i=0; i < this.baseLayers.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.baseLayers.length; i<len; i++) {
             var layerEntry = this.baseLayers[i];
             if (layerEntry.inputElem.checked) {
                 this.map.setBaseLayer(layerEntry.layer, false);
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher =
         }
 
         // set the correct visibilities for the overlays
-        for(var i=0; i < this.dataLayers.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.dataLayers.length; i<len; i++) {
             var layerEntry = this.dataLayers[i];   
             layerEntry.layer.setVisibility(layerEntry.inputElem.checked);
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
index 424362cf04..bb9cb9f10f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/ModifyFeature.js
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         this.virtualVertices = [];        
         var control = this;
         function collectComponentVertices(geometry) {
-            var i, vertex, component;
+            var i, vertex, component, len;
             if(geometry.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point") {
                 vertex = new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(geometry);
                 control.vertices.push(vertex);
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.ModifyFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
                 
                 // add virtual vertices in the middle of each edge
                 if(geometry.CLASS_NAME != "OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPoint") {
-                    for(i=0; i<geometry.components.length-1; ++i) {
+                    for(i=0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len-1; ++i) {
                         var prevVertex = geometry.components[i];
                         var nextVertex = geometry.components[i + 1];
                         if(prevVertex.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point" &&
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
index c74639f3ef..648da12dcc 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/MouseToolbar.js
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.MouseToolbar = OpenLayers.Class(
                 OpenLayers.Util.modifyAlphaImageDiv(this.buttons[this.mode], null, null, null, this.buttons[this.mode].imgLocation);
             }
             if (this.mode == "measure" && mode != "measure") {
-                for(var i = 0; i < this.measureDivs.length; i++) {
+                for(var i=0, len=this.measureDivs.length; i<len; i++) {
                     if (this.measureDivs[i]) { 
                         this.map.layerContainerDiv.removeChild(this.measureDivs[i]);
                     }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
index e1ffab6c23..87c8aca53b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/OverviewMap.js
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.OverviewMap = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             
             var eventsToStop = ['dblclick','mousedown'];
             
-            for (var i = 0; i < eventsToStop.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=eventsToStop.length; i<len; i++) {
 
                 OpenLayers.Event.observe(this.maximizeDiv, 
                                          eventsToStop[i], 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Panel.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Panel.js
index b6adeaced2..f147c7d602 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Panel.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Panel.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Panel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */
     activate: function() {
         if (OpenLayers.Control.prototype.activate.apply(this, arguments)) {
-            for(var i = 0; i < this.controls.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=0, len=this.controls.length; i<len; i++) {
                 if (this.controls[i] == this.defaultControl) {
                     this.controls[i].activate();
                 }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Panel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */
     deactivate: function() {
         if (OpenLayers.Control.prototype.deactivate.apply(this, arguments)) {
-            for(var i = 0; i < this.controls.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=0, len=this.controls.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.controls[i].deactivate();
             }    
             return true;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Panel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */    
     draw: function() {
         OpenLayers.Control.prototype.draw.apply(this, arguments);
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.controls.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.controls.length; i<len; i++) {
             this.map.addControl(this.controls[i]);
             this.controls[i].deactivate();
             this.controls[i].events.on({
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Panel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
     redraw: function() {
         this.div.innerHTML = "";
         if (this.active) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.controls.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=this.controls.length; i<len; i++) {
                 var element = this.controls[i].panel_div;
                 if (this.controls[i].active) {
                     element.className = this.controls[i].displayClass + "ItemActive";
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Panel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             this.redraw();
             return;
         }
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.controls.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.controls.length; i<len; i++) {
             if (this.controls[i] != control) {
                 if (this.controls[i].type != OpenLayers.Control.TYPE_TOGGLE) {
                     this.controls[i].deactivate();
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Panel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         // control added to the panel.
         // Also, stop mousedowns and clicks, but don't stop mouseup,
         // since they need to pass through.
-        for (var i = 0; i < controls.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=controls.length; i<len; i++) {
             var element = document.createElement("div");
             var textNode = document.createTextNode(" ");
             controls[i].panel_div = element;
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Panel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         }    
 
         if (this.map) { // map.addControl() has already been called on the panel
-            for (var i = 0; i < controls.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=controls.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.map.addControl(controls[i]);
                 controls[i].deactivate();
                 controls[i].events.on({
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js
index 4afd51acf4..03700de071 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Permalink.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Permalink = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         OpenLayers.Control.prototype.setMap.apply(this, arguments);
 
         //make sure we have an arg parser attached
-        for(var i=0; i< this.map.controls.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.map.controls.length; i<len; i++) {
             var control = this.map.controls[i];
             if (control.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Control.ArgParser") {
                 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Permalink = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         params.lon = Math.round(lon*100000)/100000;
         
         params.layers = '';
-        for (var i=0; i < this.map.layers.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.map.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
             var layer = this.map.layers[i];
 
             if (layer.isBaseLayer) {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
index a81a3dba1b..98d3091c1a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Events.js
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ OpenLayers.Events = OpenLayers.Class({
         // custom application event.
         this.eventTypes = [];
         if (eventTypes != null) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < eventTypes.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=eventTypes.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.addEventType(eventTypes[i]);
             }
         }
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ OpenLayers.Events = OpenLayers.Class({
      * element - {HTMLDOMElement} a DOM element to attach browser events to
      */
     attachToElement: function (element) {
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.BROWSER_EVENTS.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.BROWSER_EVENTS.length; i<len; i++) {
             var eventType = this.BROWSER_EVENTS[i];
 
             // every browser event has a corresponding application event 
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ OpenLayers.Events = OpenLayers.Class({
         }
         var listeners = this.listeners[type];
         if (listeners != null) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=listeners.length; i<len; i++) {
                 if (listeners[i].obj == obj && listeners[i].func == func) {
                     listeners.splice(i, 1);
                     break;
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ OpenLayers.Events = OpenLayers.Class({
                             this.listeners[type].slice() : null;
         if ((listeners != null) && (listeners.length > 0)) {
             var continueChain;
-            for (var i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=listeners.length; i<len; i++) {
                 var callback = listeners[i];
                 // bind the context to callback.obj
                 continueChain = callback.func.apply(callback.obj, [evt]);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/FeatureId.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/FeatureId.js
index a61a8dc1ee..e052e1956c 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/FeatureId.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/FeatureId.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.FeatureId = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
      * {Boolean} true if the rule applies, false if it does not
      */
     evaluate: function(feature) {
-        for (var i=0; i<this.fids.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.fids.length; i<len; i++) {
             var fid = feature.fid || feature.id;
             if (fid == this.fids[i]) {
                 return true;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Logical.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Logical.js
index 8767e446e9..1b0b1120a8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Logical.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Filter/Logical.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.Logical = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
     evaluate: function(context) {
         switch(this.type) {
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Logical.AND:
-                for (var i=0; i<this.filters.length; i++) {
+                for (var i=0, len=this.filters.length; i<len; i++) {
                     if (this.filters[i].evaluate(context) == false) {
                         return false;
                     }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ OpenLayers.Filter.Logical = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Filter, {
                 return true;
                 
             case OpenLayers.Filter.Logical.OR:
-                for (var i=0; i<this.filters.length; i++) {
+                for (var i=0, len=this.filters.length; i<len; i++) {
                     if (this.filters[i].evaluate(context) == true) {
                         return true;
                     }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GPX.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GPX.js
index a1b01e5898..6d1570b660 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GPX.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GPX.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GPX = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         
         if(this.extractTracks) {
             var tracks = doc.getElementsByTagName("trk");
-            for (var i = 0, len = tracks.length; i < tracks.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=tracks.length; i<len; i++) {
                 // Attributes are only in trk nodes, not trkseg nodes
                 var attrs = {}
                 if(this.extractAttributes) {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GPX = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         
         if(this.extractRoutes) {
             var routes = doc.getElementsByTagName("rte");
-            for (var k = 0; k < routes.length; k++) {
+            for (var k=0, klen=routes.length; k<klen; k++) {
                 var attrs = {}
                 if(this.extractAttributes) {
                     attrs = this.parseAttributes(routes[k]);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoJSON.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoJSON.js
index 06fc3e0920..b2631a02a8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoJSON.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoJSON.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
                             }
                             break;
                         case "FeatureCollection":
-                            for(var i=0; i<obj.features.length; ++i) {
+                            for(var i=0, len=obj.features.length; i<len; ++i) {
                                 try {
                                     results.push(this.parseFeature(obj.features[i]));
                                 } catch(err) {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
         "multipoint": function(array) {
             var points = [];
             var p = null;
-            for(var i=0; i<array.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=array.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 try {
                     p = this.parseCoords["point"].apply(this, [array[i]]);
                 } catch(err) {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
         "linestring": function(array) {
             var points = [];
             var p = null;
-            for(var i=0; i<array.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=array.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 try {
                     p = this.parseCoords["point"].apply(this, [array[i]]);
                 } catch(err) {
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
         "multilinestring": function(array) {
             var lines = [];
             var l = null;
-            for(var i=0; i<array.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=array.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 try {
                     l = this.parseCoords["linestring"].apply(this, [array[i]]);
                 } catch(err) {
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
         "polygon": function(array) {
             var rings = [];
             var r, l;
-            for(var i=0; i<array.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=array.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 try {
                     l = this.parseCoords["linestring"].apply(this, [array[i]]);
                 } catch(err) {
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
         "multipolygon": function(array) {
             var polys = [];
             var p = null;
-            for(var i=0; i<array.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=array.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 try {
                     p = this.parseCoords["polygon"].apply(this, [array[i]]);
                 } catch(err) {
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
          */
         'multipoint': function(multipoint) {
             var array = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<multipoint.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=multipoint.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 array.push(this.extract.point.apply(this, [multipoint.components[i]]));
             }
             return array;
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
          */
         'linestring': function(linestring) {
             var array = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<linestring.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=linestring.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 array.push(this.extract.point.apply(this, [linestring.components[i]]));
             }
             return array;
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
          */
         'multilinestring': function(multilinestring) {
             var array = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<multilinestring.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=multilinestring.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 array.push(this.extract.linestring.apply(this, [multilinestring.components[i]]));
             }
             return array;
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
          */
         'polygon': function(polygon) {
             var array = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<polygon.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=polygon.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 array.push(this.extract.linestring.apply(this, [polygon.components[i]]));
             }
             return array;
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoJSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.JSON, {
          */
         'multipolygon': function(multipolygon) {
             var array = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<multipolygon.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=multipolygon.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 array.push(this.extract.polygon.apply(this, [multipolygon.components[i]]));
             }
             return array;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js
index dc47920b3b..3a32673f27 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/GeoRSS.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoRSS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             var coords = OpenLayers.String.trim(line[0].firstChild.nodeValue).split(/\s+/);
             var components = []; 
             var point;
-            for (var i=0; i < coords.length; i+=2) {
+            for (var i=0, len=coords.length; i<len; i+=2) {
                 point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(coords[i+1]), 
                                                      parseFloat(coords[i]));
                 components.push(point);
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoRSS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             var coords = OpenLayers.String.trim(polygon[0].firstChild.nodeValue).split(/\s+/);
             var components = []; 
             var point;
-            for (var i=0; i < coords.length; i+=2) {
+            for (var i=0, len=coords.length; i<len; i+=2) {
                 point = new OpenLayers.Geometry.Point(parseFloat(coords[i+1]), 
                                                      parseFloat(coords[i]));
                 components.push(point);
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.GeoRSS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         var georss;
         if(features instanceof Array) {
             georss = this.createElementNS(this.rssns, "rss");
-            for(var i=0; i < features.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=0, len=features.length; i<len; i++) {
                 georss.appendChild(this.createFeatureXML(features[i]));
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js
index d15a713472..6533ffbd6f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.JSON = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
             var pieces = ['['];
             this.level += 1;
     
-            for(var i=0; i<array.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=array.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 // recursive calls need to allow for sub-classing
                 json = OpenLayers.Format.JSON.prototype.write.apply(this,
                                                     [array[i], this.pretty]);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
index c273622706..40a1072902 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         // Loop throught the following node types in this order and
         // process the nodes found 
         var types = ["Link", "NetworkLink", "Style", "StyleMap", "Placemark"];
-        for(var i=0; i<types.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=types.length; i<len; ++i) {
             var type = types[i];
 
             var nodes = this.getElementsByTagNameNS(data, "*", type);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         var newOptions = OpenLayers.Util.extend({}, options);
         newOptions.depth++;
 
-        for(var i=0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=nodes.length; i<len; i++) {
             var href = this.parseProperty(nodes[i], "*", "href");
             if(href && !this.fetched[href]) {
                 this.fetched[href] = true; // prevent reloading the same urls
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      * 
      */
     parseStyles: function(nodes, options) {
-        for(var i=0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=nodes.length; i<len; i++) {
             var style = this.parseStyle(nodes[i]);
             if(style) {
                 styleName = (options.styleBaseUrl || "") + "#" + style.id;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         
         var types = ["LineStyle", "PolyStyle", "IconStyle", "BalloonStyle"];
         var type, nodeList, geometry, parser;
-        for(var i=0; i<types.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=types.length; i<len; ++i) {
             type = types[i];
             styleTypeNode = this.getElementsByTagNameNS(node, 
                                                    "*", type)[0];
@@ -489,13 +489,13 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         // Only the default or "normal" part of the StyleMap is processed now
         // To do the select or "highlight" bit, we'd need to change lots more
 
-        for(var i=0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=nodes.length; i<len; i++) {
             var node = nodes[i];
             var pairs = this.getElementsByTagNameNS(node, "*", 
                             "Pair");
 
             var id = node.getAttribute("id");
-            for (var j=0; j<pairs.length; j++) {
+            for (var j=0, jlen=pairs.length; j<jlen; j++) {
                 var pair = pairs[j];
                 // Use the shortcut in the SLD format to quickly retrieve the 
                 // value of a node. Maybe it's good to have a method in 
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      */
     parseFeatures: function(nodes, options) {
         var features = new Array(nodes.length);
-        for(var i=0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=nodes.length; i<len; i++) {
             var featureNode = nodes[i];
             var feature = this.parseFeature.apply(this,[featureNode]) ;
             if(feature) {
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         // only accept one geometry per feature - look for highest "order"
         var order = ["MultiGeometry", "Polygon", "LineString", "Point"];
         var type, nodeList, geometry, parser;
-        for(var i=0; i<order.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=order.length; i<len; ++i) {
             type = order[i];
             this.internalns = node.namespaceURI ? 
                     node.namespaceURI : this.kmlns;
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             if(numRings > 0) {
                 // this assumes exterior ring first, inner rings after
                 var ring;
-                for(var i=0; i<nodeList.length; ++i) {
+                for(var i=0, len=nodeList.length; i<len; ++i) {
                     ring = this.parseGeometry.linestring.apply(this,
                                                         [nodeList[i], true]);
                     if(ring) {
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             var child, parser;
             var parts = [];
             var children = node.childNodes;
-            for(var i=0; i<children.length; ++i ) {
+            for(var i=0, len=children.length; i<len; ++i ) {
                 child = children[i];
                 if(child.nodeType == 1) {
                     var type = (child.prefix) ?
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         // assume attribute nodes are type 1 children with a type 3 or 4 child
         var child, grandchildren, grandchild;
         var children = node.childNodes;
-        for(var i=0; i<children.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=children.length; i<len; ++i) {
             child = children[i];
             if(child.nodeType == 1) {
                 grandchildren = child.childNodes;
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         }
         var kml = this.createElementNS(this.kmlns, "kml");
         var folder = this.createFolderXML();
-        for(var i=0; i<features.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=features.length; i<len; ++i) {
             folder.appendChild(this.createPlacemarkXML(features[i]));
         }
         kml.appendChild(folder);
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             var kml = this.createElementNS(this.kmlns, "Polygon");
             var rings = geometry.components;
             var ringMember, ringGeom, type;
-            for(var i=0; i<rings.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=rings.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 type = (i==0) ? "outerBoundaryIs" : "innerBoundaryIs";
                 ringMember = this.createElementNS(this.kmlns, type);
                 ringGeom = this.buildGeometry.linearring.apply(this,
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         collection: function(geometry) {
             var kml = this.createElementNS(this.kmlns, "MultiGeometry");
             var child;
-            for(var i=0; i<geometry.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 child = this.buildGeometryNode.apply(this,
                                                      [geometry.components[i]]);
                 if(child) {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
index 46a03374ec..cdffc6e36b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 };
                 this.readChildNodes(node, layer);
                 // give each of the user styles this layer name
-                for(var i=0; i<layer.userStyles.length; ++i) {
+                for(var i=0, len=layer.userStyles.length; i<len; ++i) {
                     layer.userStyles[i].layerName = layer.name;
                 }
                 sld.namedLayers[layer.name] = layer;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                     "graphicName", "rotation", "graphicFormat"
                 ];
                 var prop, value;
-                for(var i=0; i<properties.length; ++i) {
+                for(var i=0, len=properties.length; i<len; ++i) {
                     prop = properties[i];
                     value = graphic[prop];
                     if(value != undefined) {
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
 
                 // add in named styles
                 if(layer.namedStyles) {
-                    for(var i=0; i<layer.namedStyles.length; ++i) {
+                    for(var i=0, len=layer.namedStyles.length; i<len; ++i) {
                         this.writeNode(
                             node, "NamedStyle", layer.namedStyles[i]
                         );
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 
                 // add in user styles
                 if(layer.userStyles) {
-                    for(var i=0; i<layer.userStyles.length; ++i) {
+                    for(var i=0, len=layer.userStyles.length; i<len; ++i) {
                         this.writeNode(
                             node, "UserStyle", layer.userStyles[i]
                         );
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 // related to FeatureTypeStyle
                 
                 // add in rules
-                for(var i=0; i<style.rules.length; ++i) {
+                for(var i=0, len=style.rules.length; i<len; ++i) {
                     this.writeNode(node, "Rule", style.rules[i]);
                 }
                 
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 // add in symbolizers (relies on geometry type keys)
                 var types = OpenLayers.Style.SYMBOLIZER_PREFIXES;
                 var type, symbolizer;
-                for(var i=0; i<types.length; ++i) {
+                for(var i=0, len=types.length; i<len; ++i) {
                     type = types[i];
                     symbolizer = rule.symbolizer[type];
                     if(symbolizer) {
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 var tokens = label.split("${");
                 node.appendChild(this.createTextNode(tokens[0]));
                 var item, last;
-                for(var i=1; i<tokens.length; i++) {
+                for(var i=1, len=tokens.length; i<len; i++) {
                     item = tokens[i];
                     last = item.indexOf("}"); 
                     if(last > 0) {
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:Filter");
                 var sub = filter.CLASS_NAME.split(".").pop();
                 if(sub == "FeatureId") {
-                    for(var i=0; i<filter.fids.length; ++i) {
+                    for(var i=0, len=filter.fids.length; i<len; ++i) {
                         this.writeNode(node, "FeatureId", filter.fids[i]);
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             "And": function(filter) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:And");
                 var childFilter;
-                for(var i=0; i<filter.filters.length; ++i) {
+                for(var i=0, len=filter.filters.length; i<len; ++i) {
                     childFilter = filter.filters[i];
                     this.writeNode(
                         node, this.getFilterType(childFilter), childFilter
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             "Or": function(filter) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ogc:Or");
                 var childFilter;
-                for(var i=0; i<filter.filters.length; ++i) {
+                for(var i=0, len=filter.filters.length; i<len; ++i) {
                     childFilter = filter.filters[i];
                     this.writeNode(
                         node, this.getFilterType(childFilter), childFilter
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
     readChildNodes: function(node, obj) {
         var children = node.childNodes;
         var child, group, reader, prefix, local;
-        for(var i=0; i<children.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=children.length; i<len; ++i) {
             child = children[i];
             if(child.nodeType == 1) {
                 prefix = this.getNamespacePrefix(child.namespaceURI);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WKT.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WKT.js
index 46ff3067a9..632102d32d 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WKT.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WKT.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
                 } else if (features &&
                            type != "geometrycollection" &&
                            typeof features == "object") {
-                    for (var i = 0; i < features.length; i++) {
+                    for (var i=0, len=features.length; i<len; i++) {
                         var component = features[i];
                         component.geometry.transform(this.externalProjection,
                                                      this.internalProjection);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
         if(isCollection) {
             pieces.push('GEOMETRYCOLLECTION(');
         }
-        for(var i=0; i<collection.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=collection.length; i<len; ++i) {
             if(isCollection && i>0) {
                 pieces.push(',');
             }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
          */
         'multipoint': function(multipoint) {
             var array = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<multipoint.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=multipoint.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 array.push(this.extract.point.apply(this, [multipoint.components[i]]));
             }
             return array.join(',');
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
          */
         'linestring': function(linestring) {
             var array = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<linestring.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=linestring.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 array.push(this.extract.point.apply(this, [linestring.components[i]]));
             }
             return array.join(',');
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
          */
         'multilinestring': function(multilinestring) {
             var array = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<multilinestring.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=multilinestring.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 array.push('(' +
                            this.extract.linestring.apply(this, [multilinestring.components[i]]) +
                            ')');
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
          */
         'polygon': function(polygon) {
             var array = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<polygon.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=polygon.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 array.push('(' +
                            this.extract.linestring.apply(this, [polygon.components[i]]) +
                            ')');
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
          */
         'multipolygon': function(multipolygon) {
             var array = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<multipolygon.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=multipolygon.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 array.push('(' +
                            this.extract.polygon.apply(this, [multipolygon.components[i]]) +
                            ')');
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
         'multipoint': function(str) {
             var points = OpenLayers.String.trim(str).split(',');
             var components = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<points.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=points.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 components.push(this.parse.point.apply(this, [points[i]]).geometry);
             }
             return new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
         'linestring': function(str) {
             var points = OpenLayers.String.trim(str).split(',');
             var components = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<points.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=points.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 components.push(this.parse.point.apply(this, [points[i]]).geometry);
             }
             return new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
             var line;
             var lines = OpenLayers.String.trim(str).split(this.regExes.parenComma);
             var components = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<lines.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=lines.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 line = lines[i].replace(this.regExes.trimParens, '$1');
                 components.push(this.parse.linestring.apply(this, [line]).geometry);
             }
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
             var ring, linestring, linearring;
             var rings = OpenLayers.String.trim(str).split(this.regExes.parenComma);
             var components = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<rings.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=rings.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 ring = rings[i].replace(this.regExes.trimParens, '$1');
                 linestring = this.parse.linestring.apply(this, [ring]).geometry;
                 linearring = new OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing(linestring.components);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
             var polygon;
             var polygons = OpenLayers.String.trim(str).split(this.regExes.doubleParenComma);
             var components = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<polygons.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=polygons.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 polygon = polygons[i].replace(this.regExes.trimParens, '$1');
                 components.push(this.parse.polygon.apply(this, [polygon]).geometry);
             }
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WKT = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
             str = str.replace(/,\s*([A-Za-z])/g, '|$1');
             var wktArray = OpenLayers.String.trim(str).split('|');
             var components = [];
-            for(var i=0; i<wktArray.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=wktArray.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 components.push(OpenLayers.Format.WKT.prototype.read.apply(this,[wktArray[i]]));
             }
             return components;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
index ddd64c4323..7d7db7b873 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/WMC/v1.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMC.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
     runChildNodes: function(obj, node) {
         var children = node.childNodes;
         var childNode, processor, prefix, local;
-        for(var i=0; i<children.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=children.length; i<len; ++i) {
             childNode = children[i];
             if(childNode.nodeType == 1) {
                 prefix = this.getNamespacePrefix(childNode.namespaceURI);
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMC.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
         var list = this.createElementDefaultNS("LayerList");
         
         var layer;
-        for(var i=0; i<context.layers.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=context.layers.length; i<len; ++i) {
             layer = context.layers[i];
             if(layer instanceof OpenLayers.Layer.WMS) {
                 list.appendChild(this.write_wmc_Layer(layer));
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.WMC.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             "opacity", "displayInLayerSwitcher", "singleTile"
         ];
         var child;
-        for(var i=0; i<properties.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=properties.length; i<len; ++i) {
             child = this.createOLPropertyNode(layer, properties[i]);
             if(child) {
                 node.appendChild(child);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
index 0552844da5..2998d85522 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/XML.js
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.XML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
             // brute force method
             var allNodes = node.getElementsByTagName("*");
             var potentialNode, fullName;
-            for(var i=0; i<allNodes.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=allNodes.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 potentialNode = allNodes[i];
                 fullName = (potentialNode.prefix) ?
                            (potentialNode.prefix + ":" + name) : name;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.XML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format, {
         } else {
             var attributes = node.attributes;
             var potentialNode, fullName;
-            for(var i=0; i<attributes.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=attributes.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 potentialNode = attributes[i];
                 if(potentialNode.namespaceURI == uri) {
                     fullName = (potentialNode.prefix) ?
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
index 25c906077c..be899bdc79 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Collection.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
      */
     clone: function() {
         var geometry = eval("new " + this.CLASS_NAME + "()");
-        for(var i=0; i<this.components.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len; i++) {
             geometry.addComponent(this.components[i].clone());
         }
         
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
      */
     getComponentsString: function(){
         var strings = [];
-        for(var i = 0; i < this.components.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len; i++) {
             strings.push(this.components[i].toShortString()); 
         }
         return strings.join(",");
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
         this.bounds = null;
         if ( this.components && this.components.length > 0) {
             this.setBounds(this.components[0].getBounds());
-            for (var i = 1; i < this.components.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=1, len=this.components.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.extendBounds(this.components[i].getBounds());
             }
         }
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
         if(!(components instanceof Array)) {
             components = [components];
         }
-        for(var i=0; i < components.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=components.length; i<len; i++) {
             this.addComponent(components[i]);
         }
     },
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
      */
     getLength: function() {
         var length = 0.0;
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.components.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len; i++) {
             length += this.components[i].getLength();
         }
         return length;
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
      */
     getArea: function() {
         var area = 0.0;
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.components.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len; i++) {
             area += this.components[i].getArea();
         }
         return area;
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
      * y - {Float} The y-displacement (in map units)
      */
     move: function(x, y) {
-        for(var i = 0; i < this.components.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len; i++) {
             this.components[i].move(x, y);
         }
     },
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
      * origin - {<OpenLayers.Geometry.Point>} Center point for the rotation
      */
     rotate: function(angle, origin) {
-        for(var i=0; i<this.components.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
             this.components[i].rotate(angle, origin);
         }
     },
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
                   (geometry.components.length != this.components.length)) {
             equivalent = false;
         } else {
-            for(var i=0; i<this.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 if(!this.components[i].equals(geometry.components[i])) {
                     equivalent = false;
                     break;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
      */
     transform: function(source, dest) {
         if (source && dest) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.components.length; i++) {  
+            for (var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len; i++) {  
                 var component = this.components[i];
                 component.transform(source, dest);
             }
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry, {
      */
     intersects: function(geometry) {
         var intersect = false;
-        for(var i=0; i<this.components.length; ++ i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len; ++ i) {
             intersect = geometry.intersects(this.components[i]);
             if(intersect) {
                 break;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Curve.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Curve.js
index 1776d23484..8cfca5c4a1 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Curve.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Curve.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Curve = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPoint, {
     getLength: function() {
         var length = 0.0;
         if ( this.components && (this.components.length > 1)) {
-            for(var i=1; i < this.components.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=1, len=this.components.length; i<len; i++) {
                 length += this.components[i-1].distanceTo(this.components[i]);
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js
index 6ce31d79e8..f75d8aad2f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LineString.js
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Geometry.Curve, {
             var seg1, seg1x1, seg1x2, seg1y1, seg1y2,
                 seg2, seg2y1, seg2y2;
             // sweep right
-            outer: for(var i=0; i<segs1.length; ++i) {
+            outer: for(var i=0, len=segs1.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 seg1 = segs1[i];
                 seg1x1 = seg1.x1;
                 seg1x2 = seg1.x2;
                 seg1y1 = seg1.y1;
                 seg1y2 = seg1.y2;
-                inner: for(var j=0; j<segs2.length; ++j) {
+                inner: for(var j=0, jlen=segs2.length; j<jlen; ++j) {
                     seg2 = segs2[j];
                     if(seg2.x1 > seg1x2) {
                         // seg1 still left of seg2
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LinearRing.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LinearRing.js
index 409ecee690..844f40656b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LinearRing.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/LinearRing.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing = OpenLayers.Class(
      * y - {Float} The y-displacement (in map units)
      */
     move: function(x, y) {
-        for(var i = 0; i < this.components.length - 1; i++) {
+        for(var i = 0, len=this.components.length; i<len - 1; i++) {
             this.components[i].move(x, y);
         }
     },
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing = OpenLayers.Class(
      * origin - {<OpenLayers.Geometry.Point>} Center point for the rotation
      */
     rotate: function(angle, origin) {
-        for(var i=0; i<this.components.length - 1; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len - 1; ++i) {
             this.components[i].rotate(angle, origin);
         }
     },
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing = OpenLayers.Class(
      * ratio - {Float} Optional x:y ratio for resizing.  Default ratio is 1.
      */
     resize: function(scale, origin, ratio) {
-        for(var i=0; i<this.components.length - 1; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len - 1; ++i) {
             this.components[i].resize(scale, origin, ratio);
         }
     },
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing = OpenLayers.Class(
      */
     transform: function(source, dest) {
         if (source && dest) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.components.length - 1; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len - 1; i++) {
                 var component = this.components[i];
                 component.transform(source, dest);
             }
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing = OpenLayers.Class(
         var area = 0.0;
         if ( this.components && (this.components.length > 2)) {
             var sum = 0.0;
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.components.length - 1; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len - 1; i++) {
                 var b = this.components[i];
                 var c = this.components[i+1];
                 sum += (b.x + c.x) * (c.y - b.y);
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing = OpenLayers.Class(
             );
         } else {
             // check for component intersections
-            for(var i=0; i<geometry.components.length; ++ i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len; ++ i) {
                 intersect = geometry.components[i].intersects(this);
                 if(intersect) {
                     break;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Polygon.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Polygon.js
index 8a6031f4fb..ccf7e653e8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Polygon.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Geometry/Polygon.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon = OpenLayers.Class(
         var area = 0.0;
         if ( this.components && (this.components.length > 0)) {
             area += Math.abs(this.components[0].getArea());
-            for (var i = 1; i < this.components.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=1, len=this.components.length; i<len; i++) {
                 area -= Math.abs(this.components[i].getArea());
             }
         }
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon = OpenLayers.Class(
      */
     intersects: function(geometry) {
         var intersect = false;
-        var i;
+        var i, len;
         if(geometry.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Geometry.Point") {
             intersect = this.containsPoint(geometry);
         } else if(geometry.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Geometry.LineString" ||
                   geometry.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Geometry.LinearRing") {
             // check if rings/linestrings intersect
-            for(i=0; i<this.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(i=0, len=this.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 intersect = geometry.intersects(this.components[i]);
                 if(intersect) {
                     break;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon = OpenLayers.Class(
             }
             if(!intersect) {
                 // check if this poly contains points of the ring/linestring
-                for(i=0; i<geometry.components.length; ++i) {
+                for(i=0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                     intersect = this.containsPoint(geometry.components[i]);
                     if(intersect) {
                         break;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon = OpenLayers.Class(
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            for(i=0; i<geometry.components.length; ++ i) {
+            for(i=0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len; ++ i) {
                 intersect = this.intersects(geometry.components[i]);
                 if(intersect) {
                     break;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon = OpenLayers.Class(
         if(!intersect && geometry.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Geometry.Polygon") {
             // exterior ring points will be contained in the other geometry
             var ring = this.components[0];
-            for(i=0; i<ring.components.length; ++i) {
+            for(i=0, len=ring.components.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 intersect = geometry.containsPoint(ring.components[i]);
                 if(intersect) {
                     break;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler.js
index 24abb464cd..b886ac72dd 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler = OpenLayers.Class({
         }
         // register for event handlers defined on this class.
         var events = OpenLayers.Events.prototype.BROWSER_EVENTS;
-        for (var i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=events.length; i<len; i++) {
             if (this[events[i]]) {
                 this.register(events[i], this[events[i]]); 
             }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler = OpenLayers.Class({
         }
         // unregister event handlers defined on this class.
         var events = OpenLayers.Events.prototype.BROWSER_EVENTS;
-        for (var i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=events.length; i<len; i++) {
             if (this[events[i]]) {
                 this.unregister(events[i], this[events[i]]); 
             }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Keyboard.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Keyboard.js
index 995b80dcf0..9d108888d7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Keyboard.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/Keyboard.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Keyboard = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
      */
     activate: function() {
         if (OpenLayers.Handler.prototype.activate.apply(this, arguments)) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.KEY_EVENTS.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=this.KEY_EVENTS.length; i<len; i++) {
                 OpenLayers.Event.observe(
                     window, this.KEY_EVENTS[i], this.eventListener);
             }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.Keyboard = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
     deactivate: function() {
         var deactivated = false;
         if (OpenLayers.Handler.prototype.deactivate.apply(this, arguments)) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.KEY_EVENTS.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=this.KEY_EVENTS.length; i<len; i++) {
                 OpenLayers.Event.stopObserving(
                     window, this.KEY_EVENTS[i], this.eventListener);
             }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/MouseWheel.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/MouseWheel.js
index 3342c0a1d3..2be61e385b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/MouseWheel.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Handler/MouseWheel.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ OpenLayers.Handler.MouseWheel = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Handler, {
             }
 
             if (!overLayerDiv) {
-                for(var i=0; i < this.map.layers.length; i++) {
+                for(var i=0, len=this.map.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
                     // Are we in the layer div? Note that we have two cases
                     // here: one is to catch EventPane layers, which have a 
                     // pane above the layer (layer.pane)
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
index f18374d21c..8266597e18 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
         //  'options' array or from the map.
         //
         var confProps = {};        
-        for(var i=0; i < props.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=props.length; i<len; i++) {
             var property = props[i];
             confProps[property] = this.options[property] || this.map[property];
         }
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
           //preset levels
             if (confProps.scales != null) {
                 confProps.resolutions = [];
-                for(var i = 0; i < confProps.scales.length; i++) {
+                for(var i=0, len=confProps.scales.length; i<len; i++) {
                     var scale = confProps.scales[i];
                     confProps.resolutions[i] = 
                        OpenLayers.Util.getResolutionFromScale(scale, 
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
         this.minResolution = confProps.resolutions[lastIndex];
         
         this.scales = [];
-        for(var i = 0; i < confProps.resolutions.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=confProps.resolutions.length; i<len; i++) {
             this.scales[i] = 
                OpenLayers.Util.getScaleFromResolution(confProps.resolutions[i], 
                                                       confProps.units);
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
             var highRes = this.resolutions[lowZoom];
             var lowRes = this.resolutions[highZoom];
             var res;
-            for(var i=0; i<this.resolutions.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=this.resolutions.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 res = this.resolutions[i];
                 if(res >= resolution) {
                     highRes = res;
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
         } else {
             var diff;
             var minDiff = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
-            for(var i=0; i < this.resolutions.length; i++) {            
+            for(var i=0, len=this.resolutions.length; i<len; i++) {            
                 if (closest) {
                     diff = Math.abs(this.resolutions[i] - resolution);
                     if (diff > minDiff) {
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer = OpenLayers.Class({
     setOpacity: function(opacity) {
         if (opacity != this.opacity) {
             this.opacity = opacity;
-            for(var i=0; i<this.div.childNodes.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=this.div.childNodes.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 var element = this.div.childNodes[i].firstChild;
                 OpenLayers.Util.modifyDOMElement(element, null, null, null, 
                                                  null, null, null, opacity);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js
index c653d17431..3ec7ce9de2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/FixedZoomLevels.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.FixedZoomLevels = OpenLayers.Class({
 
         var props = new Array('minZoomLevel', 'maxZoomLevel', 'numZoomLevels');
           
-        for(var i=0; i < props.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=props.length; i<len; i++) {
             var property = props[i];
             this[property] = (this.options[property] != null)  
                                      ? this.options[property] 
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GeoRSS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GeoRSS.js
index 4a8772e67c..7c7cbc78ac 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GeoRSS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/GeoRSS.js
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.GeoRSS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Markers, {
         var format = new OpenLayers.Format.GeoRSS(options);
         var features = format.read(doc);
         
-        for (var i = 0; i < features.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=features.length; i<len; i++) {
             var data = {};
             var feature = features[i];
             
@@ -230,14 +230,14 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.GeoRSS = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Markers, {
     markerClick: function(evt) {
         var sameMarkerClicked = (this == this.layer.selectedFeature);
         this.layer.selectedFeature = (!sameMarkerClicked) ? this : null;
-        for(var i=0; i < this.layer.map.popups.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.layer.map.popups.length; i<len; i++) {
             this.layer.map.removePopup(this.layer.map.popups[i]);
         }
         if (!sameMarkerClicked) {
             var popup = this.createPopup();
             OpenLayers.Event.observe(popup.div, "click",
                 OpenLayers.Function.bind(function() { 
-                    for(var i=0; i < this.layer.map.popups.length; i++) { 
+                    for(var i=0, len=this.layer.map.popups.length; i<len; i++) { 
                         this.layer.map.removePopup(this.layer.map.popups[i]); 
                     }
                 }, this)
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
index a70e347733..b13cb79834 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Grid.js
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
      */
     clearGrid:function() {
         if (this.grid) {
-            for(var iRow=0; iRow < this.grid.length; iRow++) {
+            for(var iRow=0, len=this.grid.length; iRow<len; iRow++) {
                 var row = this.grid[iRow];
-                for(var iCol=0; iCol < row.length; iCol++) {
+                for(var iCol=0, clen=row.length; iCol<clen; iCol++) {
                     var tile = row[iCol];
                     this.removeTileMonitoringHooks(tile);
                     tile.destroy();
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
         } 
         
         // now we go through and draw the tiles in forward order
-        for(var i=0; i < tileQueue.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=tileQueue.length; i<len; i++) {
             var tile = tileQueue[i];
             tile.draw();
             //mark tile as unqueued for the next time (since tiles are reused)
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
 
         var row = (prepend) ? grid.pop() : grid.shift();
 
-        for (var i=0; i < modelRow.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=modelRow.length; i<len; i++) {
             var modelTile = modelRow[i];
             var bounds = modelTile.bounds.clone();
             var position = modelTile.position.clone();
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Grid = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest, {
         var resolution = this.map.getResolution();
         var deltaLon = resolution * deltaX;
 
-        for (var i=0; i<this.grid.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.grid.length; i<len; i++) {
             var row = this.grid[i];
             var modelTileIndex = (prepend) ? 0 : (row.length - 1);
             var modelTile = row[modelTileIndex];
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
index 29b8054a72..5d68337d5a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/HTTPRequest.js
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.HTTPRequest = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
      */
     selectUrl: function(paramString, urls) {
         var product = 1;
-        for (var i = 0; i < paramString.length; i++) { 
+        for (var i=0, len=paramString.length; i<len; i++) { 
             product *= paramString.charCodeAt(i) * this.URL_HASH_FACTOR; 
             product -= Math.floor(product); 
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js
index b2a7f01f56..ede3024bc8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Markers.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Markers = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
     setOpacity: function(opacity) {
         if (opacity != this.opacity) {
             this.opacity = opacity;
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.markers.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=this.markers.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.markers[i].setOpacity(this.opacity);
             }
         }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Markers = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
         OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.moveTo.apply(this, arguments);
 
         if (zoomChanged || !this.drawn) {
-            for(var i=0; i < this.markers.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=0, len=this.markers.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.drawMarker(this.markers[i]);
             }
             this.drawn = true;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Markers = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
         
         if ( this.markers && (this.markers.length > 0)) {
             var maxExtent = new OpenLayers.Bounds();
-            for(var i=0; i < this.markers.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=0, len=this.markers.length; i<len; i++) {
                 var marker = this.markers[i];
                 maxExtent.extend(marker.lonlat);
             }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/PointTrack.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/PointTrack.js
index eef0e6782c..b32078169b 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/PointTrack.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/PointTrack.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.PointTrack = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Vector, {
         var lines = new Array(pointFeatures.length-1);
         
         var pointFeature, startPoint, endPoint;
-        for(var i = 0; i < pointFeatures.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=pointFeatures.length; i<len; i++) {
             pointFeature = pointFeatures[i];
             endPoint = pointFeature.geometry;
             
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
index ebf95a66ac..1a308c23d8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Text.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Text = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Markers, {
         
         var parser = new OpenLayers.Format.Text(options);
         features = parser.read(text);
-        for (var i = 0; i < features.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=features.length; i<len; i++) {
             var data = {};
             var feature = features[i];
             var location;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Text = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer.Markers, {
     markerClick: function(evt) {
         var sameMarkerClicked = (this == this.layer.selectedFeature);
         this.layer.selectedFeature = (!sameMarkerClicked) ? this : null;
-        for(var i=0; i < this.layer.map.popups.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.layer.map.popups.length; i<len; i++) {
             this.layer.map.removePopup(this.layer.map.popups[i]);
         }
         if (!sameMarkerClicked) {
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index 6cc6b66040..be62a5576f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
      * and assigns the first one whose "supported()" function returns true.
      */    
     assignRenderer: function()  {
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.renderers.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.renderers.length; i<this.renderers.length; i++) {
             var rendererClass = OpenLayers.Renderer[this.renderers[i]];
             if (rendererClass && rendererClass.prototype.supported()) {
                this.renderer = new rendererClass(this.div);
@@ -308,9 +308,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
         
         if (!this.drawn || zoomChanged) {
             this.drawn = true;
-            for(var i = 0; i < this.features.length; i++) {
-                var feature = this.features[i];
-                this.drawFeature(feature);
+            for(var i=0, len=this.features.length; i<len; i++) {
+                this.drawFeature(this.features[i]);
             }
         }    
     },
@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
         
         var notify = !options || !options.silent;
 
-        for (var i = 0; i < features.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=features.length; i<len; i++) {
             var feature = features[i];
             
             if (this.geometryType &&
@@ -517,7 +516,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
     getFeatureById: function(featureId) {
         //TBD - would it be more efficient to use a hash for this.features?
         var feature = null;
-        for(var i=0; i<this.features.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.features.length; i<len; ++i) {
             if(this.features[i].id == featureId) {
                 feature = this.features[i];
                 break;
@@ -578,7 +577,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Layer, {
         var maxExtent = null;
         if( this.features && (this.features.length > 0)){
             var maxExtent = this.features[0].geometry.getBounds();
-            for(var i=0; i < this.features.length; i++){
+            for(var i=0, len=this.features.length; i<len; i++){
                 maxExtent.extend(this.features[i].geometry.getBounds());
             }
         }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
index 96c5f7752c..159bd2994e 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Map.js
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
             // check existing links for equivalent url
             var addNode = true;
             var nodes = document.getElementsByTagName('link');
-            for(var i=0; i<nodes.length; ++i) {
+            for(var i=0, len=nodes.length; i<len; ++i) {
                 if(OpenLayers.Util.isEquivalentUrl(nodes.item(i).href,
                                                    this.theme)) {
                     addNode = false;
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
             }
         }
 
-        for(var i=0; i < this.controls.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.controls.length; i<len; i++) {
             this.addControlToMap(this.controls[i]);
         }
 
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     getLayer: function(id) {
         var foundLayer = null;
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.layers.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
             var layer = this.layers[i];
             if (layer.id == id) {
                 foundLayer = layer;
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
      * Reset each layer's z-index based on layer's array index
      */
     resetLayersZIndex: function() {
-        for (var i = 0; i < this.layers.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
             var layer = this.layers[i];
             this.setLayerZIndex(layer, i);
         }
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
     * layer - {<OpenLayers.Layer>} 
     */    
     addLayer: function (layer) {
-        for(var i=0; i < this.layers.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.layers.length; i <len; i++) {
             if (this.layers[i] == layer) {
                 var msg = OpenLayers.i18n('layerAlreadyAdded', 
                                                       {'layerName':layer.name});
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
     * layers - {Array(<OpenLayers.Layer>)} 
     */    
     addLayers: function (layers) {
-        for (var i = 0; i <  layers.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=layers.length; i<len; i++) {
             this.addLayer(layers[i]);
         }
     },
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
         if(this.baseLayer == layer) {
             this.baseLayer = null;
             if(setNewBaseLayer) {
-                for(var i=0; i < this.layers.length; i++) {
+                for(var i=0, len=this.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
                     var iLayer = this.layers[i];
                     if (iLayer.isBaseLayer) {
                         this.setBaseLayer(iLayer);
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
         if (base != idx) {
             this.layers.splice(base, 1);
             this.layers.splice(idx, 0, layer);
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.layers.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=this.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.setLayerZIndex(this.layers[i], i);
             }
             this.events.triggerEvent("changelayer", {
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
      */    
     getControl: function (id) {
         var returnControl = null;
-        for(var i=0; i < this.controls.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=this.controls.length; i<len; i++) {
             var control = this.controls[i];
             if (control.id == id) {
                 returnControl = control;
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
             this.size = newSize;
 
             //notify layers of mapresize
-            for(var i=0; i < this.layers.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=0, len=this.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.layers[i].onMapResize();                
             }
 
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
             
             bounds = this.baseLayer.getExtent();
             
-            for (var i = 0; i < this.layers.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=this.layers.length; i<len; i++) {
                 var layer = this.layers[i];
                 if (!layer.isBaseLayer) {
                     var inRange = layer.calculateInRange();
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ OpenLayers.Map = OpenLayers.Class({
             
             if (zoomChanged) {
                 //redraw popups
-                for (var i = 0; i < this.popups.length; i++) {
+                for (var i=0, len=this.popups.length; i<len; i++) {
                     this.popups[i].updatePosition();
                 }
             }    
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
index c842c11cb0..e3996a99c2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer = OpenLayers.Class({
         if(!(features instanceof Array)) {
             features = [features];
         }
-        for(var i=0; i<features.length; ++i) {
+        for(var i=0, len=features.length; i<len; ++i) {
             this.eraseGeometry(features[i].geometry);
         }
     },
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
index 485b39990c..fc025ffda7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/Elements.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer, {
             (className == "OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPoint") ||
             (className == "OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiLineString") ||
             (className == "OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPolygon")) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < geometry.components.length; i++) {
+            for (var i = 0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.drawGeometry(geometry.components[i], style, featureId);
             }
             return;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer, {
             (geometry.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiLineString") ||
             (geometry.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Geometry.MultiPolygon") ||
             (geometry.CLASS_NAME == "OpenLayers.Geometry.Collection")) {
-            for (var i = 0; i < geometry.components.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.eraseGeometry(geometry.components[i]);
             }
         } else {    
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
index ea4887cab8..a158338272 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
@@ -389,10 +389,10 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
     drawPolygon: function(node, geometry) {
         var d = "";
         var draw = true;
-        for (var j = 0; j < geometry.components.length; j++) {
+        for (var j=0, len=geometry.components.length; j<len; j++) {
             var linearRing = geometry.components[j];
             d += " M";
-            for (var i = 0; i < linearRing.components.length; i++) {
+            for (var i=0, ilen=linearRing.components.length; i<ilen; i++) {
                 var component = this.getShortString(linearRing.components[i]);
                 if (component) {
                     d += " " + component;
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
         // create the svg path string representation
         var d = null;
         var draw = true;
-        for (var i = 0; i < geometry.components.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len; i++) {
             if ((i%3) == 0 && (i/3) == 0) {
                 var component = this.getShortString(geometry.components[i]);
                 if (!component) { draw = false; }
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
      */
     getComponentsString: function(components) {
         var strings = [];
-        for(var i = 0; i < components.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=components.length; i<len; i++) {
             var component = this.getShortString(components[i]);
             if (component) {
                 strings.push(component);
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
index e98815e3d9..13daca139f 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/VML.js
@@ -627,12 +627,12 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
         var resolution = this.getResolution();
     
         var path = [];
-        var linearRing, i, comp, x, y;
-        for (var j = 0; j < geometry.components.length; j++) {
+        var linearRing, i, j, len, ilen, comp, x, y;
+        for (j = 0, len=geometry.components.length; j<len; j++) {
             linearRing = geometry.components[j];
 
             path.push("m");
-            for (i = 0; i < linearRing.components.length; i++) {
+            for (i=0, ilen=linearRing.components.length; i<ilen; i++) {
                 comp = linearRing.components[i];
                 x = comp.x / resolution;
                 y = comp.y / resolution;
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.VML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
     
         var path = [];
         var comp, x, y;
-        for (var i = 0; i < geometry.components.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=geometry.components.length; i<len; i++) {
             comp = geometry.components[i];
             x = comp.x / resolution;
             y = comp.y / resolution;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js
index bc7dd45346..10a473cdad 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Style.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
      * nullify references to prevent circular references and memory leaks
      */
     destroy: function() {
-        for (var i=0; i<this.rules.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=this.rules.length; i<len; i++) {
             this.rules[i].destroy();
             this.rules[i] = null;
         }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
         var rule, context;
         var elseRules = [];
         var appliedRules = false;
-        for(var i=0; i<rules.length; i++) {
+        for(var i=0, len=rules.length; i<len; i++) {
             rule = rules[i];
             // does the rule apply?
             var applies = rule.evaluate(feature);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
         // if no other rules apply, apply the rules with else filters
         if(appliedRules == false && elseRules.length > 0) {
             appliedRules = true;
-            for(var i=0; i<elseRules.length; i++) {
+            for(var i=0, len=elseRules.length; i<len; i++) {
                 this.applySymbolizer(elseRules[i], style, feature);
             }
         }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
         // walk through all rules to check for properties in their symbolizer
         var rules = this.rules;
         var symbolizer, value;
-        for (var i=0; i<rules.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=rules.length; i<len; i++) {
             var symbolizer = rules[i].symbolizer;
             for (var key in symbolizer) {
                 value = symbolizer[key];
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ OpenLayers.Style = OpenLayers.Class({
      */
     getSymbolizerPrefix: function(geometry) {
         var prefixes = OpenLayers.Style.SYMBOLIZER_PREFIXES;
-        for (var i=0; i<prefixes.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0, len=prefixes.length; i<len; i++) {
             if (geometry.CLASS_NAME.indexOf(prefixes[i]) != -1) {
                 return prefixes[i];
             }
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index f87bef4af4..a0f9775c00 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util = {};
 OpenLayers.Util.getElement = function() {
     var elements = [];
 
-    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+    for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
         var element = arguments[i];
         if (typeof element == 'string') {
             element = document.getElementById(element);
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.clearArray = function(array) {
  */
 OpenLayers.Util.indexOf = function(array, obj) {
 
-    for(var i=0; i < array.length; i++) {
+    for(var i=0, len=array.length; i<len; i++) {
         if (array[i] == obj) {
             return i;
         }
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getParameterString = function(params) {
         if (typeof value == 'object' && value.constructor == Array) {
           /* value is an array; encode items and separate with "," */
           var encodedItemArray = [];
-          for (var itemIndex=0; itemIndex<value.length; itemIndex++) {
+          for (var itemIndex=0, len=value.length; itemIndex<len; itemIndex++) {
             encodedItemArray.push(encodeURIComponent(value[itemIndex]));
           }
           encodedValue = encodedItemArray.join(",");
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getImagesLocation = function() {
 OpenLayers.Util.Try = function() {
     var returnValue = null;
 
-    for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
+    for (var i=0, len=arguments.length; i<len; i++) {
       var lambda = arguments[i];
       try {
         returnValue = lambda();
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getNodes=function(p, tagName) {
  */
 OpenLayers.Util._getNodes=function(nodes, tagName) {
     var retArray = [];
-    for (var i=0;i<nodes.length;i++) {
+    for (var i=0, len=nodes.length; i<len; i++) {
         if (nodes[i].nodeName==tagName) {
             retArray.push(nodes[i]);
         }
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getParameters = function(url) {
         
     var parameters = {};
     var pairs = paramsString.split(/[&;]/);
-    for(var i = 0; i < pairs.length; ++i) {
+    for(var i=0, len=pairs.length; i<len; ++i) {
         var keyValue = pairs[i].split('=');
         if (keyValue[0]) {
             var key = decodeURIComponent(keyValue[0]);
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.getParameters = function(url) {
 
             //decode individual values
             value = value.split(",");
-            for(var j=0; j < value.length; j++) {
+            for(var j=0, jlen=value.length; j<jlen; j++) {
                 value[j] = decodeURIComponent(value[j]);
             }