Hey raveens,
I hope this is still a topic for you.
Why do you not just use pbReadOnly instead of pbDisabled for your DEOs?
18.1 will output:
Code:<input id="_df_6" class="dfData_Text" name="oXXXXX_xxxxx_x" value="" title="" tabindex="0" style="-moz-user-select: text;" maxlength="30" readonly="" placeholder="" type="text">