Jquery onfocus applies only to element within view
<p>I have a forum posting system that displays post and replies within a div.
The div is only about 800px in height and uses a scrollbar on the div only.
I have a reply box that uses jQuery  <code>.focus</code>  to clear the initial text from the box so 
the user can leave a reply. The weird thing is, if the reply box is out view and you have to scroll down the page the elements do not get the <code>.focus</code> applied. It is as if the jQuery <code>.focus</code> only binds to elements in view. The <code>.click</code> works but not the <code>.focus</code> and I can't seem to find a work around. Any suggestions?</p>
