// Call a native DOM method on the target with the same name name as the event.
// Can't use an .isFunction() check here because IE6/7 fails that test.
// Don't do default actions on window, that's where global variables be (#6170)
- // IE<9 dies on focus/blur to hidden element (#1486)
- if ( ontype && elem[ type ] && ((type !== "focus" && type !== "blur") || event.target.offsetWidth !== 0) && !jQuery.isWindow( elem ) ) {
+ if ( ontype && elem[ type ] && !jQuery.isWindow( elem ) ) {
// Don't re-trigger an onFOO event when we call its FOO() method
old = elem[ ontype ];
// Prevent re-triggering of the same event, since we already bubbled it above
jQuery.event.triggered = type;
- elem[ type ]();
+ try {
+ elem[ type ]();
+ } catch ( e ) {
+ // IE<9 dies on focus/blur to hidden element (#1486,#12518)
+ // only reproducible on winXP IE8 native, not IE9 in IE8 mode
+ }
jQuery.event.triggered = undefined;
if ( old ) {