Thanks Paul. Will do! In the mean time, Jeffrey's fix (commenting out line 41) seems to have done the trick.
Also, I noticed that the currently nightly build does NOT include the problematic line, so perhaps this bug fix is already underway? JR On Oct 13, 2:11 pm, "Paul Bakaus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > this definitely looks like a bug. Unfortunately, our bugtracker is down > right now, > but it should be up again in the next days. > > Could you check again next weekend or so and then fill out a new bug report > and attach a demo so we can track it down? That would help me a lot. > > Thanks, > Paul > > > > On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 1:39 PM, tallvanilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I see! I hate to mess with the actual plug-in, but you're right... > > that fixed it too. Here's a version with your suggested modification > > to ui.sortable.js: > > >http://74.205.76.81/sorttest/index4.php > > > I can't help but wonder if commenting out that line (line 41) will > > have some undesirable side-effect at some point. > > > Which leads me to this: Where are the UI developers? Why haven't they > > chimed in by now? Isn't this the official forum for UI issues? I'm > > hesitant to use (or advocate) any plug-in with a hands-off approach to > > support and development, so I hope they weigh in on this eventually. > > Meanwhile, thank you again JEFFREY for taking the time to identify and > > solve this bug in their absence! > > > JR > > > On Oct 12, 4:51 pm, "Jeffrey Kretz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Actually, I was more referring to a potential bug in the ui.sortable.js > > > script. > > > > When I commented out line 41, the behavior of the sortable acted the same > > in > > > IE7 and in FF (i.e. the position was correct). > > > > You could try pulling down the nightly build and giving that a test run, > > in > > > case there are bugfixes that aren't yet released. > > > > JK > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > > Behalf Of tallvanilla > > > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 4:08 PM > > > To: jQuery UI > > > Subject: [jquery-ui] Re: sortable: strange dragging behavior in IE ( demo > > > included ) > > > > Thanks for taking the time, Jeffrey! > > > > Picking up where you left off, I tried setting the containment element > > > (id="sortboundary") to "position: fixed", but nothing changed: > > > > http://74.205.76.81/sorttest/index2.php > > > > Maybe that isn't what you meant, so I tried setting the sortable > > > items' parent DIV (id="boxes") to "position: fixed", and it worked! > > > But only in IE(6?). It broke in every other browser: > > > > http://74.205.76.81/sorttest/index3.php > > > > I'm thinking I can use the CSS underscore hack to set "_position: > > > fixed" for IE6 only. Is this the best way to overcome the bug? > > > > If so, my only remaining question is... does IE7 require the same fix > > > as IE6? I don't have IE7 (don't want to install it over IE6), so I > > > can't test this for myself. When you have a minute, can you please > > > tell me if the following version works consistently across all > > > relevant browers?: > > > > http://74.205.76.81/sorttest/index4.php > > > > Thanks again for your time. I really appreciate it, and I think this > > > is a vital issue for anyone using UI sortable! > > > > JR > > -- > Paul Bakaus > UI Architect > --http://paulbakaus.comhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/paulbakaus --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery UI" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-ui?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
