diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/outputarea.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/outputarea.js
index 4111a32..563565a 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/outputarea.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/outputarea.js
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.style();
         this.bind_events();
     };
-    
+
+
+    /**
+     * Class prototypes
+     **/
+
     OutputArea.prototype.create_elements = function () {
         this.element = $("<div/>");
         this.collapse_button = $("<div/>");
@@ -160,33 +165,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     };
 
     /**
-     * Threshold to trigger autoscroll when the OutputArea is resized,
-     * typically when new outputs are added.
-     *
-     * Behavior is undefined if autoscroll is lower than minimum_scroll_threshold,
-     * unless it is < 0, in which case autoscroll will never be triggered
-     *
-     * @property auto_scroll_threshold
-     * @type Number
-     * @default 100
-     *
-     **/
-    OutputArea.auto_scroll_threshold = 100;
-
-
-    /**
-     * Lower limit (in lines) for OutputArea to be made scrollable. OutputAreas
-     * shorter than this are never scrolled.
-     *
-     * @property minimum_scroll_threshold
-     * @type Number
-     * @default 20
-     *
-     **/
-    OutputArea.minimum_scroll_threshold = 20;
-
-
-    /**
      *
      * Scroll OutputArea if height supperior than a threshold (in lines).
      *
@@ -255,28 +233,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         }
         this.append_output(json);
     };
-
-    OutputArea.mime_map = {
-        "text/plain" : "text",
-        "text/html" : "html",
-        "image/svg+xml" : "svg",
-        "image/png" : "png",
-        "image/jpeg" : "jpeg",
-        "text/latex" : "latex",
-        "application/json" : "json",
-        "application/javascript" : "javascript",
-    };
     
-    OutputArea.mime_map_r = {
-        "text" : "text/plain",
-        "html" : "text/html",
-        "svg" : "image/svg+xml",
-        "png" : "image/png",
-        "jpeg" : "image/jpeg",
-        "latex" : "text/latex",
-        "json" : "application/json",
-        "javascript" : "application/javascript",
-    };
     
     OutputArea.prototype.rename_keys = function (data, key_map) {
         var remapped = {};
@@ -518,15 +475,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         }
     };
 
-    OutputArea.display_order = [
-        'application/javascript',
-        'text/html',
-        'text/latex',
-        'image/svg+xml',
-        'image/png',
-        'image/jpeg',
-        'text/plain'
-    ];
 
     OutputArea.safe_outputs = {
         'text/plain' : true,
@@ -549,7 +497,8 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 var md = json.metadata || {};
-                append.apply(this, [json[type], md, element]);
+                var toinsert = append.apply(this, [json[type], md, element]);
+                $([IPython.events]).trigger('output_appended.OutputArea', [type, json[type], md, toinsert]);
                 return true;
             }
         }
@@ -563,21 +512,28 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         IPython.keyboard_manager.register_events(toinsert);
         toinsert.append(html);
         element.append(toinsert);
+        return toinsert;
     };
 
 
-    OutputArea.prototype.append_javascript = function (js, md, container) {
+    OutputArea.prototype.append_javascript = function (js, md, element) {
         // We just eval the JS code, element appears in the local scope.
         var type = 'application/javascript';
-        var element = this.create_output_subarea(md, "output_javascript", type);
-        IPython.keyboard_manager.register_events(element);
-        container.append(element);
+        var toinsert = this.create_output_subarea(md, "output_javascript", type);
+        IPython.keyboard_manager.register_events(toinsert);
+        element.append(toinsert);
+        // FIXME TODO : remove `container element for 3.0` 
+        //backward compat, js should be eval'ed in a context where `container` is defined.
+        var container = element;
+        container.show = function(){console.log('Warning "container.show()" is deprecated.')};
+        // end backward compat
         try {
             eval(js);
         } catch(err) {
             console.log(err);
-            this._append_javascript_error(err, element);
+            this._append_javascript_error(err, toinsert);
         }
+        return toinsert;
     };
 
 
@@ -593,6 +549,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         }
         toinsert.append($("<pre/>").html(data));
         element.append(toinsert);
+        return toinsert;
     };
 
 
@@ -601,6 +558,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         var toinsert = this.create_output_subarea(md, "output_svg", type);
         toinsert.append(svg);
         element.append(toinsert);
+        return toinsert;
     };
 
 
@@ -646,6 +604,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this._dblclick_to_reset_size(img);
         toinsert.append(img);
         element.append(toinsert);
+        return toinsert;
     };
 
 
@@ -657,6 +616,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this._dblclick_to_reset_size(img);
         toinsert.append(img);
         element.append(toinsert);
+        return toinsert;
     };
 
 
@@ -667,18 +627,9 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         var toinsert = this.create_output_subarea(md, "output_latex", type);
         toinsert.append(latex);
         element.append(toinsert);
+        return toinsert;
     };
 
-    OutputArea.append_map = {
-        "text/plain" : OutputArea.prototype.append_text,
-        "text/html" : OutputArea.prototype.append_html,
-        "image/svg+xml" : OutputArea.prototype.append_svg,
-        "image/png" : OutputArea.prototype.append_png,
-        "image/jpeg" : OutputArea.prototype.append_jpeg,
-        "text/latex" : OutputArea.prototype.append_latex,
-        "application/json" : OutputArea.prototype.append_json,
-        "application/javascript" : OutputArea.prototype.append_javascript,
-    };
 
     OutputArea.prototype.append_raw_input = function (msg) {
         var that = this;
@@ -819,6 +770,79 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         return outputs;
     };
 
+    /**
+     * Class properties
+     **/
+
+    /**
+     * Threshold to trigger autoscroll when the OutputArea is resized,
+     * typically when new outputs are added.
+     *
+     * Behavior is undefined if autoscroll is lower than minimum_scroll_threshold,
+     * unless it is < 0, in which case autoscroll will never be triggered
+     *
+     * @property auto_scroll_threshold
+     * @type Number
+     * @default 100
+     *
+     **/
+    OutputArea.auto_scroll_threshold = 100;
+
+    /**
+     * Lower limit (in lines) for OutputArea to be made scrollable. OutputAreas
+     * shorter than this are never scrolled.
+     *
+     * @property minimum_scroll_threshold
+     * @type Number
+     * @default 20
+     *
+     **/
+    OutputArea.minimum_scroll_threshold = 20;
+
+
+
+    OutputArea.mime_map = {
+        "text/plain" : "text",
+        "text/html" : "html",
+        "image/svg+xml" : "svg",
+        "image/png" : "png",
+        "image/jpeg" : "jpeg",
+        "text/latex" : "latex",
+        "application/json" : "json",
+        "application/javascript" : "javascript",
+    };
+
+    OutputArea.mime_map_r = {
+        "text" : "text/plain",
+        "html" : "text/html",
+        "svg" : "image/svg+xml",
+        "png" : "image/png",
+        "jpeg" : "image/jpeg",
+        "latex" : "text/latex",
+        "json" : "application/json",
+        "javascript" : "application/javascript",
+    };
+
+    OutputArea.display_order = [
+        'application/javascript',
+        'text/html',
+        'text/latex',
+        'image/svg+xml',
+        'image/png',
+        'image/jpeg',
+        'text/plain'
+    ];
+
+    OutputArea.append_map = {
+        "text/plain" : OutputArea.prototype.append_text,
+        "text/html" : OutputArea.prototype.append_html,
+        "image/svg+xml" : OutputArea.prototype.append_svg,
+        "image/png" : OutputArea.prototype.append_png,
+        "image/jpeg" : OutputArea.prototype.append_jpeg,
+        "text/latex" : OutputArea.prototype.append_latex,
+        "application/json" : OutputArea.prototype.append_json,
+        "application/javascript" : OutputArea.prototype.append_javascript,
+    };
 
     IPython.OutputArea = OutputArea;
 
diff --git a/docs/source/whatsnew/pr/deprecation-js-container.rst b/docs/source/whatsnew/pr/deprecation-js-container.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12d46db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/whatsnew/pr/deprecation-js-container.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+* calling `container.show()` on javascript display is deprecated and will
+  trigger errors on future IPython notebook versions. `container` now show
+  itself as soon as non-empty