[jQuery] Graceful degradation (Safari < 2)

[jQuery] Graceful degradation (Safari < 2)


I love jquery, the only issue I have is the non-graceful degradation
of some methods with mainly Safari Ver < 2.
I understand this browser is outdated, and perhaps the worst browser
out there, but my colleagues at work still use it.
If some of the features of jquery are not available for safari 1x, why
not make it degrade gracefully?
For instance, I want to show() a division layer, that has set
display:none.
If safari 1x does not support the opacity effects, then why not
degrade to simply changing the container style to display:block,
instead of returning and doing nothing?
I think this would be a great advantage if jquery could do this, i
would like to know why jquery does not support "graceful degradation".
Thank you for any comments.