jQuery resize event not firing

Question

For whatever reason the following:

$(function() {
  $(window).resize(function() {
    alert(\"resized!\");
  });
});

only fires an event wh

Answer 1

I think your alert is causing a problem try this instead

 $(window).resize(function() {
   $('body').prepend('
' + $(window).width() + '
');
 });

jsfiddle