jQuery figuring out if parent has lost 'focus'

Question

I\'m stuck on figuring out the logic to make a drop down menu keyboard accessible.

The HTML is structured as such (extra class names used for clarity):

Answer 1

Use the new jquery 1.4 functions: focusin and focusout instead of blur and focus. Here's how focusout differs:

The focusout event is sent to an element when it, or any element inside of it, loses focus. This is distinct from the blur event in that it supports detecting the loss of focus from parent elements (in other words, it supports events bubbling).