Why is jQuery unload not working in chrome and safari?

Question

unload function in jQuery works fine in Firefox but not in chrome and safari. please check this fiddle in chrome and Firefox. http://jsfiddle.net/jeevankk/Gywnw/2/ . Alerts

Answer 1

jQuery's unload works well in chrome too, with the exception that Chrome doesn't allow alerts within it. I've used it to set cookies. And if it works with Chrome hope it works in Safari too.