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HTML
<li class="question" id="question2">
<div class="question-header curves dense-shadows">
What color is the sky?
</div>
<div class="question-content dense-shadows">
<ol type="A">
<li><input type="radio" id="q2a1" name="question2" /> Red</li>
<li><input type="radio" id="q2a2" name="question2" /> Green</li>
<li><input type="radio" id="q2a3" name="question2" /> Blue</li>
<li><input type="radio" id="q2a4" name="question2" /> Brown</li>
</ol>
<div style="text-align:right">
<a href="javascript:void(0)" class="edit"><span style="margin-left:5px;"><img src="images/editbutton.png"
onmouseover="this.src='images/editbuttonhover.png'" onmouseout="this.src='images/editbutton.png'" title="Edit" alt="edit" /></span></a>
<a href="#"><span style="margin-left:5px;"><img src="images/deletebutton.png"
onmouseover="this.src='images/deletebuttonhover.png'" onmouseout="this.src='images/deletebutton.png'" title="Delete" alt="delete"/></span></a>
</div>
</div>
</li>
JavaScript
$("a.edit").click(function(){
$("div.question-content").attr("contenteditable", "true");
});