Hello again, I have a connected sortable that I'd like to keep contained to the 'sortcontainer' but it seems to be acting erratically not sure what I"m doing wrong or if it is even possible ?
thanks Mike my jquery is like so... $("#hottopic, #hidden").sortable({ connectWith: ['.connectedSortable'], containment: 'sortcontainer' }); and my html like so..... <div id="sortcontainer"> <div class="transfer"> <label for="hottopic">Hot Topics</label> <ul id="hottopic" class="connectedSortable"> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Homeland Security </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Diversity </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Service </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Blue White and Green </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Board of Trustees actions and reports </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Alcohol awareness </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Right to Know </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Big Ten Network </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Campus Safety </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Budget and appropriation </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Religion </fieldset> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="transfer"> <label for="hidden">Hidden Topics</label> <ul id="hidden" class="connectedSortable"> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >impactcounterterrorism </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >impactcybersecurity </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >impactcounterterrorism </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >opptrees </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >impactmicromedical </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >elmyellows </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >elmyellowsvideo </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >Student Affairs </fieldset> </li> <li class="justify"> <fieldset> <img src="img/remove.gif" alt="remove topic" class="remove" / >impactenergyadvancements </fieldset> </li> </ul> </div> </div>