I have the following code in my template: <div id="message1"> <%= link_to_remote ("Delete", :update => "contents", :url => { :action => :delete, :id => message.id }, :before => "Element.show(''message_spinner'')", :success => "Element.hide(''message_spinner''); new Effect.Highlight(''message1'')") %> </div> When ''Delete'' is clicked, the spinner is switched on then off as expected, but the highlight effect doesn''t show. I''m expecting the entire line to flash yellow - just like the ''Click!'' link in this example from script.aculo.us: http://wiki.script.aculo.us/scriptaculous/show/Effect.Highlight Interestingly, if I change "new Effect.Highlight(''message1'')" to "new Effect.Highlight(''section2'')", where "section2" is a Div element elsewhere on the page, then "section2" does flash yellow! Tested in Safari, Camino and Firefox. Any thoughts? Lindsay -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.