In the following test case, the java applet flickers when you mouse over the text - this seems to be due to the fact that the DIV that we are trying to get the width of is "display:none", therefore jQuery temporarily changes the properties of it's parent while getting the width.
Is there any way to correct this? <html> <head> <title></title> <script src="/visual/js/jquery.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { $('#tester').bind('mouseover', function() { var w = $('#tester2').width(); }); }); </script> </head> <body bgcolor="#bb8888"> <div id="tester">Get width</div> <div id="tester2" style="display:none;">AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA</div> <div style="position:absolute;right:100px;"> <applet width="230" height="75"></applet> </div> </body> </html> Thanks, Lincoln