(function($){

    $.fn.sort = function() {
        return this.pushStack($.makeArray( [].sort.apply(this, arguments)));
    };

    function DOMOrderComparator(a,b){
        if($.browser.msie){
            return a.sourceIndex - b.sourceIndex;
        }else if($.browser.mozilla){
            return 3 - (a.compareDocumentPosition(b) & 6);
        }
    }

    $.fn.inDOMOrder = function(){
        return this.sort(DOMOrderComparator)
    }
})(jQuery);

(function($){

    $.fn.sort = function() {
        return this.set($.makeArray( [].sort.apply(this, arguments)));
    };

    function DOMOrderComparator(a,b){
        if($.browser.msie){
            return a.sourceIndex - b.sourceIndex;
        }else if($.browser.mozilla){
            return 3 - (a.compareDocumentPosition(b) & 6);
        }
    }

    $.fn.inDOMOrder = function(){
        return this.sort(DOMOrderComparator)
    }
})(jQuery);

jQuery Plugin for returning selected DOM Nodes in DOM order.  e.g. $('img.L,img.Y') will not be guaranteed DOM order (usually all the L's then all the Y's).

Currently only works with IE and FF (that's all I needed).

inDOMOrder jQuery Plugin

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