# Firefox 3 + prototype 1.6.2 + shortcut = failed

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firefox-3-prototype-1-6-2-shortcut-failed/143322>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 17, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firefox-3-prototype-1-6-2-shortcut-failed/143322 "2008-07-17T10:51:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrdamien](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@mrdamien](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrdamien)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firefox-3-prototype-1-6-2-shortcut-failed/143322/1 "2008-07-17T10:51:03Z")

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Hi all,

On firefox 3, the following code always return an error:

var account\_id = $(account\_request\_id).value;  
—\> account\_request\_id is not defined

But the DOM account\_request\_id is present in the page and this code is  
working with IE and Safari.

Do I miss something ?

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**Author:** ![mrdamien](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@mrdamien](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrdamien)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firefox-3-prototype-1-6-2-shortcut-failed/143322/2 "2008-07-17T11:10:23Z")

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shouldn’t that be:

$(“account\_request\_id”).value;

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**Author:** ![mrdamien](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@mrdamien](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrdamien)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firefox-3-prototype-1-6-2-shortcut-failed/143322/3 "2008-07-17T14:35:58Z")

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Thorsten M. wrote:

> shouldn’t that be:
> 
> $(“account\_request\_id”).value;

That’s it. Everywhere in Prototype and Scriptaculous book, they are  
using ’ instead of "  
-\_\_-’

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**Author:** ![mrdamien](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@mrdamien](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrdamien)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firefox-3-prototype-1-6-2-shortcut-failed/143322/4 "2008-07-17T22:32:45Z")

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Hi, I’m using both FF 3.0.1 and the following works for me:  
$( ‘element\_name’ )

or

$( “element\_name” )

However, the following doesn’t work in Prototype 1.6:

$( element\_name )

This may have worked in Prototype 1.5.

Good luck,

-Conrad

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 5:35 AM, MR Damien  
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