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

lib/OpenLayers/Control/Scale.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Scale.prototype =
      */
     initialize: function(element) {
         OpenLayers.Control.prototype.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
-        this.element = element;        
+        this.element = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(element);        
     },
 
     /**