No worries, and thanks for the help. Also note, for anyone else experiencing this problem, it appears that if the helper is already contained in the current document hierarchy, that the appendTo option is ignored. This means that you usually need to specify a custom helper as well for this to work correctly.
On Nov 15, 9:42 pm, "Paul Bakaus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Weird, seems it's missed, but it definitely exists :) > > I just fixed it in the docs, thanks for pointing it out! > > > > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 1:14 AM, Mathew Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
