Tabs: documentation update suggested (fix for IE base href issue) jqueryui: 1.7.x; 1.8.x

[ebspromo]

 http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Tabs#...follow_a_tab.27s_URL_instead_of_loading_its_content_via_ajax

Suggests using... location.href = url;

Problem... IE9 (likely earlier versions as well) does not work if <base href=" http://www.mydomain.com/"> is defined. IE appends the current url instead of applying the base href first. Other browsers (FF, Ch, Op, etc) handle it as expected.

Solution... location.href = ($('base').length) ? $('base').attr('href') + url : url;

My suggested change should be 100% cross-browser compatible. Updating the docs might save a few not-so-useful questions asking why it doesn't work in IE ;)

[joern.zaefferer]

While the suggested fix may be valid, we should consider just entirely dropping that section, considering the warning already there. Its just a bad idea in the first place.

[joern.zaefferer]

Scott, any opinion on this?

[scott.gonzalez]

I think it's horrible UX and nobody should ever do it. I'd be happy if we removed it from the FAQ.

[joern.zaefferer]

Dropped that FAQ section.