Wow. I figured this out, and figure I should share it: the first method was correct, excpet I was missing the '#' mark before the $F('cp1_Hex'). Go figure.
// Background color preview Event.addBehavior({ 'body#colorpicker': function() { Event.observe(document, 'mousemove', function(event) { console.log($F('cp1_Hex')); $('colorpicker').setStyle( { backgroundColor: '#'+$F('cp1_Hex') } ); }); } }); Amiri --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-spinoffs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---