         @alertError response.responseText
         @enableSubmit()
 
-  enableSubmit:  -> @$('.js-submit').prop('disabled',false).val('Send')
-  disableSubmit: -> @$('.js-submit').prop('disabled',true ).val('Sending')
+  enableSubmit:  -> @ui.submitButton.prop('disabled',false).val('Send')
+  disableSubmit: -> @ui.submitButton.prop('disabled',true ).val('Sending')
 
   clearForm: ->
     @auto_complete_view.clearSearch()


  ui:
    messageTextarea: '.js-message-textarea'
  template: 'conversations/start_conversation'

  initialize: ->

    conversation = new Conversation(
      recipients: recipients
      sender: currentUser.get('username')
      content: @ui.messageTextarea.val()
      fact_id: @model.id
    )

