How do I use jQuery to disable a textarea + Submit button?

Question

After a user submits a comment, I want the textarea and summit button to be "disabled" and somewhat visually disabled.

Like Youtube.

How can I do that with Jquery using the simplest plugin and/or method?

Answer 1

Simply set the disabled attribute on your input elements when the button is clicked:

$("#mybutton").click(function(){
   $("#mytext,#mybutton").attr("disabled","disabled"); 
});

Example: http://jsfiddle.net/jonathon/JcXjG/