focus() not working in safari or chrome

Question

I have a div that has been given a tabindex, when the div is focused(click or tabbed to) it does the following:

inserts an input into itself, gives the input focus

Answer 1

Although I couldn't find this specifically stated anywhere, .focus() only works on input elements and links. It also isn't supported properly in Chrome and Safari. I posted a demo here to show you what I mean. Also note that focus() and focusin() (v1.4) have the same results.

So that being determined, try changing your function to .click()

$("#recipientsDiv").click(function(e){ ... })