[jQuery] [validate] [metadata] jQuery validate apparently "monopolizes" metadata

PROBLEM: Attempting to use metadata plugin and validate plugin at the same time causes validate to assume all metadata is intended for validation. This breaks code where validation is used for other purposes, because validator throws an error when it tries to parse the custom non-validation- ori

[jQuery] [validate] [metadata] jQuery validator conflicts with metadata

Problem: = It appears that jQuery validator plugin always assumes that metadata attached to an element is intended for use by the validator plugin, when metadata is attached to an element and validator plugin does not know what to do with it, it throws an error: TypeError: jQuery.validator.me

[jQuery] treating DOM elements as "spreadsheet cells" : does a plugin like this exist?

I am wondering if there is a jQuery plugin that allows the developer to apply and obtain function results by using page elements as individual "cells". In order to understand what I am talking about, consider a spreadsheet application such as msft Excel. In a typical spreadsheet, you can specify