uncaught exception: cannot call methods on dialog prior to initialization; attempted to call method 'open' $(function() { $( "#dialog" ).dialog({ autoOpen: false, show: "blind", hide: "explode" }); $( "#opener" ).live('click',function() { $( "#dialog" ).dialog( "open" ); return false; }); }); if ( isMethodCall ) { this.each(function() { var instance = $.data( this, name ); if ( !instance ) { throw "cannot call methods on " + name + " prior to initialization; " + "attempted to call method '" + options + "'"; } ... ...

This is an animated dialog which is useful for displaying information. The dialog window can be moved, resized and closed with the 'x' icon.