Create a function -- OpenLayers.Util.getElement -- which replaces "$". This

should be used in all library code. This patch replaces all uses of "$()" in
existing code. The primary reason for this is to avoid conflicts with libraries
(like Prototype) which might redefine this function differently.


git-svn-id: http://svn.openlayers.org/trunk/openlayers@2541 dc9f47b5-9b13-0410-9fdd-eb0c1a62fdaf

examples/freemap.html

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     var map, layer;
 
         function init(){
-            map = new OpenLayers.Map( $('map') );
+            map = new OpenLayers.Map( 'map' );
             var basemap = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS( "Boston", 
                 "http://boston.freemap.in/cgi-bin/mapserv?",
                 {map: '/www/freemap.in/boston/map/gmaps.map', layers: 'border,water,roads,rapid_transit,buildings', format: 'png', 'transparent': 'off'},