gistfile1.txt

/* backbone functions for views */ 
	render: function() {
		var compat = this.model.get('compat');
		if ( ! compat || ! compat.item ) {
			return;
		}

		this.views.detach();
		this.$el.html( compat.item );
		this.views.render();
		return this;
	},
		save: function( event ) {
		var data = {};

		if ( event ) {
			event.preventDefault();
		}

		_.each( this.$el.serializeArray(), function( pair ) {
			data[ pair.name ] = pair.value;
		});

		this.controller.trigger( 'attachment:compat:waiting', ['waiting'] );
		this.model.saveCompat( data ).always( _.bind( this.postSave, this ) );
	},

	postSave: function() {
		this.controller.trigger( 'attachment:compat:ready', ['ready'] );
	}

/* basic .on() test code */ 
jQuery(document).on('click', 'a', function(event) {
event.preventDefault()
alert('hey');
var input = jQuery('input');
 input.css('background-color' , 'red');
});