Ok... I think I got it. I tweaked the addClasses function to eval a list
items attribute instead of the text value. I'm using the attrib LANG for
now. I populate this server side with either the first character of the
persons firstname or lastname depending on what order was selected on the
page. So now I can generate a dynamic list of anything I like without
needing to ensure the first char matches the navigation line selected
character. I'm sure there is allot wrong with this approach, and I
apologize in advance. My enviornment is strictly Intranet with mandated
browser and version, so I can normally get away with much less test
overhead than the will wild west... =)
Cheers,
Keith
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function addClasses() {
var str, firstChar;
var temp;
$($list).children().each(function() {
// ORIGINAL
// $(this).text().replace(/\s+/g, ''); //.toLowerCase();
// strip all white space (including tabs and linebreaks that might have
been in the HTML)
// thanks to Liam Byrne, l...@onsight.ie
// NEW
str = $(this).attr("lang");
if (str != '') {
// ORIGINAL
// firstChar = str.slice(0, 1).toLowerCase();
// NEW
firstChar = str.toLowerCase();
if (!isNaN(firstChar)) firstChar = '_'; // use '_' if the first char is a
number
$(this).addClass('ln-' + firstChar);
if (counts[firstChar] == undefined) counts[firstChar] = 0;
counts[firstChar]++;
allCount++;
}
});
}
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On Jul 20, 2009 11:33pm, keith <keith.westb...@gmail.com> wrote:
Great solution to managing large lists... 3 thumbs up! =)
After playing with it this evening, I found myself wondering what it
would take to possibly target another attribute to determine its
placement? For instance if I were to use an image instead of a link
or some other type of content without any text, how would I tweak the
plugin to eval this area instead of its text. Do you believe this
would be a simple endeavor?
Before I really dig in, I thought I would first ask yourselves and see
if this was even possible without a huge rewrite.
Thank you again for a really great tool... I look forward to using it
in future projects.
Respectfully,
Keith
