Using jQuery, setting Draggable on an element prevents blur from firing when you click the draggable element

Question

Using jQuery, when you set a blur event on a text box and set another element as draggable, when you click the draggable element, the blur event does not fire in FireFox. I

Answer 1

It could be that the draggable label isn't focusable. Try adding a tabindex attribute to it. This way when you click on it, it'll gain focus (and hence, blur the other elements).

Answer 2

I had the same problem. It's a bug. For a solution see here: http://dev.jqueryui.com/ticket/4261