title: Facebook Connect, jQuery UI, and jQuery.noConflict()
body: <p>I'm trying to build a page on my personal website that both used <code>jQuery</code> and implements <code>Facebook Connect</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Unfortunately, the <code>Facebook client API</code> uses the <code>$ token</code>, which means I have to call <code>jQuery.noConflict()</code></p>
  
  <p>Double-unfortunately, I've found out that for some crazy reason and <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20070722183917/http://west-wind.net/WebLog/posts/157705.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">as Rick Strahl points out, jQuery UI doesn't respect noConlict(). At all.</a> In fact, if you look at the source code, there are <code>$</code>s all over it.</p>
  
  <p>I <em>really</em> want to be able to use jQuery UI - specifically, the <code>dialog()</code>component, and <code>draggable</code> would be really nice as well - but I even moreso, I don't want to have to hand-edit - and test, and maintain - my own copy of any part of jQuery UI.</p>
  
  <p>This is the most recent in a series of <a href="http://projects.csail.mit.edu/gsb/old-archive/gsb-archive/gsb2000-02-11.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">yaks I've had to shave</a> which has me at my wits' end. Any suggestions? Help!</p>