JQuery Clicking / changing an event does not work properly in IE7 / 8

Question

I bind an event to a check box change or click event, which works fine in Firefox, but in IE I need to click elsewhere (causing blur) before the event fires.

I have read and believe that this is due to how IE fires events, but can I get around it anyway ?!

The thing is that this is a smooth search function that does not require a search button

$('#sidebar .itemSearchModule-Form input[type=checkbox]').click(function() {
    $('#sidebar .itemSearchModule-Form .saveButton').click();
});

Answer 1

A change event requires blurring first. The Click event should not. You can always force an event blurif you want,$(elem).blur()

Answer 2

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Answer 3

try to assign a class like to this flag chkbxand try:

$('.chkbx').click(function() { etc...

its just for debugging your selector. Verify that the problem is in action. I think for IE you need to use GetElementByID.