$('.edit').editable(submitEdit, {
            indicator: '<img src="/images/indicator.gif">',
             id   : $(this).attr('tradu'),
            tooltip: 'editar',
            cancel: 'cancelar',
            submit: 'ok',
            event: 'edit'
        });
        /* Find and trigger "edit" event on correct Jeditable instance. */
        $(".edit_trigger").bind("click", function () {
            $(this).parent().prev().trigger("edit");
        });


function submitEdit(value, settings)
{   
   var origvalue = this.revert;
   var textbox = this;
   var result = value;
   var  edits = 'nuevo='+value+'&anterior='+origvalue+'&id_string='+$(this).attr('tradu')+'&lang=<?=$lang?>';
   
   var returned = $.ajax({
           url: "/procedures/saveTranslation.php", 
           type: "POST",
           data : edits,          
           complete : function (xhr, textStatus) 
           {
               var response =  xhr.responseText;
               if (response != "") 
               {
                   alert(response);
               } 
           }
           });
   return(result);
 }

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JEDITABLE EXAMPLE

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