JQuery.Form plugin - form.submit() not using the plugin

JQuery.Form plugin - form.submit() not using the plugin

hi all!

i'm using the Jquery.Form plugin (which is f%^*ing awesome), but i have a little problem, and i don't see the answer in the docs for it. 

i want a checkbox to perform a form submit onchange, using the form plugin. i have this in the checkbox:
onchange="this.form.submit();"

and when the checkbox changes, it submits the form, but it submits the entire page instead of using the form plugin. but i thought the form plugin was supposed to intercept all submit() calls and do it's thing.

so, what do i need to put there to have the ajax submit work?