Sortables - need some advice
Hi there,
I'm using jquery UI sortables for an iGoogle style interface but have
some questions about how to get it to be easier to use and perform
better.
Sortables clone the entire object to drag when you start dragging. In
my case this is a fare chunk of HTML and as a result it feels clunky
and slow, the docs don't have examples of how to write your own helper
function. How could I remove a chunk of the HTML in the clone, or
ideally not use a clone at all but treat the original object as a
draggable itself?
Also I could get a speed improvement by having the original object
being invisible in its starting location during the dragging and then
only physically move it to it's new DOM location when it is dropped.
Currently the original object is moved in its invisible state each
time you move into a new list or position. How could I make it use a
simple placeholder <div>, and then convert the original object HTML to
a string to be injected into the new location instead?
Any suggestions, tips or thoughts will be greatly appreciated. Once
the project is completed it will hopefully be a great example for
jquery UI sortables.
Cheers,
Rob