title: Webshims: validate form when submitting via click on a link
body: <p>I am using the Webshims library for polyfilling the validation of a HTML5 form. The problem is that in order for the validation to kick in I have to use an input submit button. This is something that I wish to avoid, since I have a css-styled "linkbutton" for the purpose of saving the form:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;a href="#" id="myLink" class="submit"&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;Save form&lt;/span&gt;
  &lt;/a&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When clicking the "linkbutton" the form submits fine, but the validation never occurs. I use jQuery to submit the form when clicking the link:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$('myLink').click(function(e) {
      $('myForm').submit();
  });
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is it possible to someway force the validation to occur the same way as when submitting the form with a input submit button?</p>