Prevent Highlight of Text Table

Question

I have a table, and I\'m allowing users to \'select\' multiple rows. This is all handled using jQuery events and some CSS to visually indicate the row is \'selected\'. When

Answer 1

::-moz-selection { /* Code for Firefox */  
    color: black;  
    background: none;
}

::selection {  
    color: black;  
    background: none;  
}  

from http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/sel_selection.asp
actually from the try-it section, after changing the values.
notice though that the cursor is still 'I' shaped...