Sorry about that, I was writing from memory and got the 'what' and the
'when' the wrong way round!
Correct format for setTimeout is ...
var timeout = setTimeout ( script-to-execute, time-in-milliseconds );
... so just swap the 2000 and the function around.
Apologies.
On Oct 11, 1:55 am, "Michael Geary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You have the arguments to setTimeout reversed.
>
> setTimeout is a browser function, not a jQuery function. Just Google for
> javascript settimeout and you'll find it.
>
> -Mike
>
> > From: marc0047
>
> > Thanks, 'setTimeout' gives me a big jump start!
>
> > However, I had a little trouble getting it to work: Firebug
> > is warning me that setTimeout is possibly missing quotes and
> > arguments, but I'm pretty sure I followed your example
> > exactly. The following setup has the yellow box (#box1)
> > performing the opacity change, but the blue box
> > (#box2) is getting an error:
>
> > $('#box1').animate({opacity: 0.1}, 1000);
>
> > setTimeout(2000, function() {
> > $('#box2').animate({left: '200px'}, 5000); } );
>
> > Also, I had a hard time finding documentation for setTimeout
> > in jQuery docs. Anyone know the exact url to the documentation?
>
> > Thanks!
> > Marc
