Sorry, meant to paste the URL in there too
http://delete.me.uk/2004/09/ieproto.html
On 5/1/07, Gareth Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Guys
>
> As i'm sure you're aware, when you create an element in Internet Explorer,
> document.createElement doesn't extend the element that you create whereas
> firefox+others do.
> This has recently just come up again in rails-spinoffs.
>
> While I was researching the problem, I found this page where the author
> Paul Sowden suggested a fix where the original createElement method is
> copied to another name and replaced.
>
> While his example (from 2004) isn't relevant to the prototype library as
> he adds his own methods in with a for-in, I thought it would be a good idea
> to attempt a fix for prototype.
>
> I understand this should be added as a patch in trac but I am not actually
> sure where it belongs.
>
> The relevant code is 2 lines, and i've attached a simple test page which
> i've checked in (only) IE7 and FF 1.5.0.11
>
> The 2 lines are:
>
> document._createElement = document.createElement;
> document.createElement = function(tag) { return
> $(document._createElement(tag)); }
>
> Let me know what you think. I am not honestly sure how to go about
> creating a unit test/official patch, as I believe many others aren't.
> Just haven't had the time to research it.
>
> Gareth
>
>
>
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