Well, don't I look like a dumbass :)  I apparently was referring to this
post that I guess I never actually read:
http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en/browse_thread/thread/f1706b9f5c1da82b/fdf9ac5f7e90d1eb?lnk=gst&q=resig&rnum=41#fdf9ac5f7e90d1eb

I need sleep...

On 8/16/07, Karl Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I'm guessing he's getting you confused with Dries, of Drupal fame. :)
>
> Karl Rudd
>
> On 8/16/07, John Resig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I have a kid? I sure hope not! :-)
> >
> > --John
> >
> > On 8/15/07, Benjamin Sterling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Ok, I had my kid back in January and I am just recently getting time
> to work
> > > on my side projects.  So where, after only, what, a month or so are
> you
> > > getting the time and energy to patch things so quickly?
> > >
> > > I will try to grab that version tonight, if not, sometime tomorrow.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 8/15/07, John Resig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I was feeling feisty. Fixed in SVN rev 2728. Check a copy out of SVN
> > > > to give it a try (but the test case passes).
> > > >
> > > > --John
> > > >
> > > > On 8/15/07, Benjamin Sterling <
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > @Stephan:  That is actually the first site I went to (and go to
> often)
> > > when
> > > > > I started running into the problem figure I was not following
> standards.
> > > > > And I tried the prepend and prependTo and neither worked, but
> prepend
> > > > > errored out where prependTo did not.
> > > > >
> > > > > @John:  Will do, I want to experiment on a few more things to see
> if I
> > > can
> > > > > find a work around, either way I will post it sometime tonight.
> > > > >
> > > > > @Erik: Are you suggesting we should change "write less. do more"
> to
> > > "doing
> > > > > shady trickery so you don't have to." :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for your help guys.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 8/15/07, Erik Beeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > "jQuery: doing shady trickery so you don't have to."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --Erik
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 8/15/07, John Resig < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > That being said, we have to do a lot of shady trickery to make
> > > > > > > table-related things work properly.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > @Benjamin: You should file a bug on this:
> > > > > > > http://dev.jquery.com/
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --John
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 8/15/07, Stephan Beal < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Aug 16, 3:56 am, "Benjamin Sterling"
> > > > > > > > < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Hey,
> > > > > > > > > I am trying to build a table dynamically, but jQuery keep
> > > erroring
> > > > > out on
> > > > > > > > > $('<table>').append('<caption>');  Is caption
> > > > > supported?
> > > > > > > > > $('<table>').append('<tbody>'); works fine.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > it's not jQuery which is ignoring your request. jQuery
> indirectly
> > > uses
> > > > > > > > the browser's internal facilities for creating DOM trees,
> which
> > > means
> > > > > > > > that the browser's engine is the one denying you. According
> to
> > > this
> > > > > > > > site:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_caption.asp
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > the caption must be the first tag after TABLE, before TBODY
> (if
> > > any).
> > > > > > > > But after some experimentation via their "try it" link, i
> couldn't
> > > get
> > > > > > > > it to fail either way, but maybe konqueror is especially
> tollerant
> > > > > > > > ( i.e., not compliant) here.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > My guess is that when you create your <table> the TBODY is
> > > > > > > > automatically getting added to it (someone posted
> complaining
> > > about
> > > > > > > > that behaviour a few days ago), which means that your
> > > append(caption)
> > > > > > > > will fail and your append(tbody) is actually NOT working
> because
> > > the
> > > > > > > > tbody is already in the table when that is reached. But
> that's a
> > > > > > > > guess. Try inspecting the dom after you create the table,
> before
> > > you
> > > > > > > > append the caption/tbody.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Benjamin Sterling
> > > > > http://www.KenzoMedia.com
> > > > > http://www.KenzoHosting.com
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Benjamin Sterling
> > > http://www.KenzoMedia.com
> > > http://www.KenzoHosting.com
> >
>



-- 
Benjamin Sterling
http://www.KenzoMedia.com
http://www.KenzoHosting.com

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