highlight an element
requires jquery.ui or jquery.color (https://github.com/jquery/jquery-color)
1 $.fn.highlight : function (highlightColor, duration) { 2 var highlightBg = highlightColor || "#FFFF9C"; 3 var animateMs = duration || 2000; 4 var originalBg = this.css("background-color"); 5 6 if (!originalBg || originalBg == highlightBg) 7 originalBg = "#FFFFFF"; // default to white 8 9 $(this).css("backgroundColor", highlightBg).animate({ backgroundColor: originalBg }, animateMs, null, function () { $(this).css("backgroundColor", originalBg); }); 10 }