[jQuery] Finish fadeout of link before loading new page, simple question from newbie

[Erik W]

Hi everyone,

A simple question, is it possible to have an animation (in this case a
fadeout) finish before loading the page in an <a href>?

ie.

$("a.thumb").click(function(event){
   $("a.thumb").fadeOut(150);
   event.Default();
 });

problem is that the browser loads the page as soon as it can, and cut
of the animation.

Regards,
Erik