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/Rico/Color.js

@@ -110,7 +110,10 @@ shortHexCode.charAt(i));
  */
 OpenLayers.Rico.Color.createColorFromBackground = function(elem) {
 
-   var actualColor = RicoUtil.getElementsComputedStyle($(elem), "backgroundColor", "background-color");
+   var actualColor = 
+      RicoUtil.getElementsComputedStyle(OpenLayers.Util.getElement(elem), 
+                                        "backgroundColor", 
+                                        "background-color");
 
    if ( actualColor == "transparent" && elem.parentNode )
       return OpenLayers.Rico.Color.createColorFromBackground(elem.parentNode);

lib/Rico/Corner.js

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ OpenLayers.Rico = new Object();
 OpenLayers.Rico.Corner = {
 
    round: function(e, options) {
-      var e = $(e);
+      e = OpenLayers.Util.getElement(e);
       this._setOptions(options);
 
       var color = this.options.color;