[Proto-Scripty] question re: Element.addMethods

2009-06-21 Thread barunio
I'm trying to understand something about this example from the API docs re: Element.addMethods: Element.addMethods({ wrap: function(element, tagName) { element = $(element); var wrapper = document.createElement('tagName'); element.parentNode.replaceChild(wrapper, element);

[Proto-Scripty] Drag and drop slow on IE (many droppables)

2009-06-21 Thread fat bold cyclop
I try to make dnd for pieces on Shogi board. My approach is: when a user starts to drag a piece, I make these fields on the board that the piece can move to droppable. Shogi board is 9x9 DIVs structure so there could be about 81 droppables. Dragged element is an IMG. I made an example with 76

[Proto-Scripty] Re: question re: Element.addMethods

2009-06-21 Thread T.J. Crowder
Hiya, ...wouldn't element always refer to a node in the DOM already? Is there a case where the method could fail if that first line is not included? The functions in the Element class are available both as class methods and as instance methods. What you're defining is the class method,

[Proto-Scripty] Being Dynamic

2009-06-21 Thread Robaj
Hello, I love Prototype.js, it's sort of the miracle we have been waiting for. All hard coded examples I have tried work great, but for some reason when I try to get dynamic (one sendRequest() for a group of controls for example) I can not get something that works. Maybe I am not allowed to do

[Proto-Scripty] Re: Need help with getValue

2009-06-21 Thread T.J. Crowder
Hi Stuart, The id attribute _must_ be unique within the page, that's part of the HTML standard. You can have multiple inputs with the same name attribute, but not the same id. When adding the further inputs, you'll need to give them unique ids like 'forename0', 'forename1', 'forename2', etc.

[Proto-Scripty] Re: Need help with getValue

2009-06-21 Thread T.J. Crowder
Hi, Sorry, typo above. Where I said var forenames = inputs.invoke('getValue'); 'vals' is now an array with the values of all of the forenameX inputs. I did of course mean 'forenames', not 'vals'. -- T.J. On Jun 21, 12:54 pm, T.J. Crowder t...@crowdersoftware.com wrote: Hi Stuart, The

[Proto-Scripty] Re: Need help with getValue

2009-06-21 Thread waldron.r...@gmail.com
sorry about the repeated response... apparently my phone's email client had not updated new messages. -Original Message- Date: Sunday, June 21, 2009 1:46:13 pm To: Prototype script.aculo.us prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com From: Stuart stuart.ga...@googlemail.com Subject:

[Proto-Scripty] Re: Drag and drop slow on IE (many droppables)

2009-06-21 Thread david
Hi fat bold cyclop, to retriev the X/Y position of an element, go and have a look at http://prototypejs.org/api/element/cumulativeoffset and http://prototypejs.org/api/element/cumulativescrolloffset depending if there is scroll or not. Both return coordonate of the element, Then you just need

[Proto-Scripty] Re: Autocompleter shifts results to the right in IE8

2009-06-21 Thread david
Hi Dan, the trouble is that you use the margin: 0px auto; in #centreWrapper CSS properties. To understand, try to change width of the viewport. By removing the attribute, it's well positionned. perhaps another way to center the div ?? -- david On 18 juin, 16:26, BillyRayPreachersSon