Autocomplete loses state on table sort etc

I have an autocomplete on the same page with a table ... when I sort the table I lose the value in the autocomplete. Both are in the same form. I have put the table in an internal virtual form using its setter. Same holds true for some buttons I've placed in actionsTop to handle deleting selected rows. They are in their own virtual forms. Other components (like textfields and dropdowns) save state okay. Autocomplete does not. Most troubling is the sort though. Removing the table from the internal virtual form saves state on the autocomplete but then validation kicks in.Any ideas?

[594 byte] By [WorksTooMuch] at [2007-11-26 11:49:32]