Sounds like exactly what I need, however I can't see the appendTo option in the Sortables documentation?
http://docs.jquery.com/UI/Sortables/sortable#options On Nov 15, 12:46 am, "Paul Bakaus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Use the appendTo option for that :) (appendTo: 'body') > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 7:49 AM, Mathew Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The default sortable implementation adds the sortable helper as an > > element inside the parent of the sortable items. In my particular case > > this list is contained in a sidebar whose overflow-y css property is > > set to auto, and overflow-x set to hidden. Unfortunately this means > > that the helper can't be dragged outside the container without > > disappearing. > > > Ideally I'd prefer to specify a sortable helper that's contained in a > > separate 'layer' or div at the top level of the page. This means it > > can be dragged around a page without disappearing. Is there a simple > > way to do this or possibly a better solution to the problem I'm > > experiencing? > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
