Why is jQuery unload not working in chrome and safari?

Question

unload function in jQuery works fine in Firefox but not in chrome and safari. please check this fiddle in chrome and Firefox. http://jsfiddle.net/jeevankk/Gywnw/2/ . Alerts

Answer 1

you can use onfocusout on the body .. but i wouldn't recommend if you are trying to use something like an alert, on this operation, asking the user not to leave your page ..