create a input text box, similar to an existing div. Copying its text styles.

gistfile1.js

if (!window.getComputedStyle) {
    window.getComputedStyle = function(el, pseudo) {
        this.el = el;
        this.getPropertyValue = function(prop) {
            var re = /(\-([a-z]){1})/g;
            if (prop === 'float') prop = 'styleFloat';
            if (re.test(prop)) {
                prop = prop.replace(re, function () {
                    return arguments[2].toUpperCase();
                });
            }
            return el.currentStyle[prop] ? el.currentStyle[prop] : null;
        };
        return this;
    };
}
var styles = window.getComputedStyle(this.element[0]);
var cssProperties = ['font-family','font-size', 'color','display'];
return $('<input />',{
    value : this.getValue(),
    class : this.options.textBoxClass,
    css : _.object(cssProperties, _.map(cssProperties, function(prop){return styles[prop];}))
});