Dan, Perfect. Thanks.
I think it will also make a perfect navigation control for a mobile (small screen) application. Going to try that next. Any ideas as to how to set the default text in the field without it having to be an item in the list? Ken On Oct 29, 2:36 pm, "Dan G. Switzer, II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ken, > > > > >I am trying to use mcdropdown for an easy search function for a > >shopping cart. > > >The category list is long enough to force two columns. When mousing > >from the first column to the second the entire menu will disappear. > > >In another case when drilling down below 3 levels if you mouse up to a > >parent selection the entire menu will disappear. > > >My test page is at: > > >http://reloadinginternational.com/catalog/includes/index_nav.php > > >To experience the first issue select search by caliber and use the > >mouse to select from the second column (works if you're really quick). > >To experience the second issue, select search by manufacturer, > >highlight a style, highlight a caliber. Then move the mouse back up to > >the selected style. > > >This is an incredible plugin but these issues really limit it's use in > >a lot of cases. > > The problem is due to the anchor tags. That's going to cause problems with > the event handlers attached to the <li /> tags. What you need to do is > remove the anchor tags and "select" option to go to the URL: > > $("#category").mcDropdown("#nav", { > select: function (value, display){ > select.location = "/catalog/index.php?cPath=" + value; > } > > }); > > This plug-in was really designed to be a form control, not a navigation > control (which is why anchors don't work well.) > > If you remove the anchors and just use the code above, things should work > well. > > -Dan
