[OpenLayers-Users] panTo Fails?

[Arnie Shore]

Folks, I have the foll'g call in init():

    map = new OpenLayers.Map("map_div", { panMethod: 
OpenLayers.Easing.Quad.easeInOut, panDuration: 100 });

In the following click handler, I do reach the "You clicked near ... " 
alert fine.  But the panTo fails silently.

     trigger: function(e) {
       var lonlat = map.getLonLatFromViewPortPx(e.xy);
       map.panTo(new OpenLayers.LonLat(lonlat.lon, 
lonlat.lat));
       alert("You clicked near " + osmpos(lonlat.lat) + " " + 
osmpos(lonlat.lon));
       }

   Any help is appreciated.