Well, I still can't figure out what the problem is. The issue seems to be an incompatibility between jEditable and UI tabs. Here is an example:
http://www.rymix.co.uk/jquery/d15/inline.html The standard unordered list at the top and the table beneath use the same jQuery/jEditable code, but only the standard list works. BTW, only the third items in each list are editable. Here's the code: $(".tabEdit").editable("ok.php", { event: "dblclick", indicator: "Saving...", tooltip: "Double-click to edit", callback : function(value, settings) { alert('success!'); } }); $('#tabs > ul').tabs(); <ul> <li>Item 1</li> <li>Item 2</li> <li class="tabEdit">Editable item</li> </ul> <div id="tabs" class="flora"> <ul> <li><a href="#tab1"><span>Tab 1</span></a></li> <li><a href="#tab2"><span>Tab 2</span></a></li> <li><a href="#tab3"><span class="tabEdit">Editable tab 3</span></a></ li> </ul> </div> <div id="tab1">Tab 1</div> <div id="tab2">Tab 2</div> <div id="tab3">Tab 3</div>