[jQuery] Can i use selector to reach "slice" in jQuery 1.3?

[jQuery] Can i use selector to reach "slice" in jQuery 1.3?


I remember i can use the statement "jQuery('.button:eq(1):lt(3)');" in
jQuery 1.2.6.
example:
<html>
<body>
<a href="#" class="button">button1</a>
<a href="#" class="button">button2</a>
<a href="#" class="button">button3</a>
<a href="#" class="button">button4</a>
<a href="#" class="button">button5</a>
</body>
<html>
It returned matched button results from button2 to button4.
But now it only returned button2 element in jQuery 1.3.
So the selector statement like this can't chain filters??