make it work on ie8

anagram.js

@@ -3,10 +3,24 @@ var request = null, lastquery = '';
 function updatejax() {
     if(!request) return;
     if(request.readyState > 1) {
-        if(request.response)
-            $('#results').text(request.response);
-        else if(request.responseText)
-            $('#results').text(request.responseText);
+        var response = '';
+        try {
+            if(request.response)
+                response = request.response;
+            else if(request.responseText)
+                response = request.responseText;
+        } catch(unused) {}
+        if(response != '') {
+            response = response.replace(/&/g, "&");
+            response = response.replace(/</g, "&lt;");
+            response = response.replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
+            var el = document.getElementById('results');
+            if(el.outerHTML) {
+                el.outerHTML = '<pre id="results">' + response + '</pre>';
+            } else {
+                el.innerHTML = response;
+            }
+        }
         if(request.readyState == 4) {
             clearjax();
         }
@@ -32,7 +46,10 @@ function queuejax (suffix) {
         + '?' + $.param({'p': 1, 'q': query + suffix}));
     request = makejax();
     request.open("GET", loc, true);
-    request.overrideMimeType('text/plain')
+    try {
+        request.overrideMimeType('text/plain')
+    } catch (unused) {}
+    request.onreadystatechange = updatejax;
     request.onprogress = updatejax;
     request.onloadend = updatejax;
     request.onload = updatejax;
@@ -45,9 +62,9 @@ function queuejax (suffix) {
 }
 
 function fulljax (e) {
-    if(e) e.preventDefault();
     if(request) request.abort();
     queuejax('');
+    if(e) e.preventDefault();
     return false;
 }
 
@@ -58,5 +75,6 @@ function mayjax() {
     queuejax(' -50');
 }
 
+lastquery = $('#query').val();
 $('#query').keyup(mayjax).change(mayjax);
 $('#f').submit(fulljax);