change to hide/show in 1.8 ?

change to hide/show in 1.8 ?

Was there a change that removed the "speed" parameter from the hide/show functions?

Up until 1.8 final release, the following code worked...

$(.selector).hide("blind",500,function(){ do something...});

In the final release, it appears the optional "500" parameter is no longer accepted.

Why was this changed? 

Thanks!
Patrick