[Pkg-javascript-devel] Bug#619875: libjs-jquery-ui: please update to current upstream version

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Package: libjs-jquery-ui
Version: 1.8.dfsg-3
Severity: wishlist

The Debian package of jQuery UI is nearly one year old. The upstream version has many bug fixes, especially for the new Autocomplete widget.

The bug I just stumbled into was fixed upstream in July 2010:
https://github.com/jquery/jquery-ui/commit/1f2cfb942f8ac5549b1fe3172501e34864155
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.8
  APT prefers oldstable
  APT policy: (500, 'oldstable')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-xen-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages libjs-jquery-ui depends on:
ii  libjs-jquery             1.4.2-2~bpo50+1 JavaScript library for dynamic web

Versions of packages libjs-jquery-ui recommends:
ii  javascript-common             5          Base support for javascript librar

Versions of packages libjs-jquery-ui suggests:
pn  libjs-jquery-ui-docs          <none>     (no description available)

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