I have two elements:
1. A parent of fixed height, overflow:hidden
2. Its child, of larger fixed height.
<style type="text/css">
.myList {list-style:none; margin:0px; padding:1px;}
.myList li{ height:50px; margin:4px; padding:2px;}
.dragPanel {height:230px; border:solid; overflow:hidden;}
</style>
<div class="dragPanel">
<ul class="myList">
<li>1</li>
<li>2</li>
... ....
<li>8</li>
<li>9</li>
</ul>
</div>
I want to be able to drag the list up and down within the parent div. I am using the jquery ui draggable plugin to achieve verticle dragging, but I am unsure how to constrain the list within the parent div.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://jqueryui.com/latest/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://jqueryui.com/latest/ui/ui.core.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://jqueryui.com/latest/ui/ui.draggable.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.dragPanel').addClass("hover");
$('.myList').draggable({ axis: 'y' });
});
</script>
How would I go about setting verticle upper and lower limits for the posistion of the list?
Use the containment option:
$('.myList').draggable({
axis: 'y',
containment: 'parent'
});
I had the same problems and the answers didn't help me. Some javascript later I think the following is a better solution.
(Anybody knows how to turn this into a jQuery plugin?)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Draggable limited to the container</title>
<style type="text/css">
#container {
cursor: move;
overflow: hidden;
width: 300px;
height: 300px;
border: 1px solid black;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.7.2/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
$.globalVars = {
originalTop: 0,
originalLeft: 0,
maxHeight: $("#draggable").height() - $("#container").height(),
maxWidth: $("#draggable").width() - $("#container").width()
};
$("#draggable").draggable({
start: function(event, ui) {
if (ui.position != undefined) {
$.globalVars.originalTop = ui.position.top;
$.globalVars.originalLeft = ui.position.left;
}
},
drag: function(event, ui) {
var newTop = ui.position.top;
var newLeft = ui.position.left;
if (ui.position.top < 0 && ui.position.top * -1 > $.globalVars.maxHeight) {
newTop = $.globalVars.maxHeight * -1;
}
if (ui.position.top > 0) {
newTop = 0;
}
if (ui.position.left < 0 && ui.position.left * -1 > $.globalVars.maxWidth) {
newLeft = $.globalVars.maxWidth * -1;
}
if (ui.position.left > 0) {
newLeft = 0;
}
ui.position.top = newTop;
ui.position.left = newLeft;
}
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<img id="draggable" src="avatar.jpg" />
</div>
</body>
</html>
Ok,
Here is the route I have gone down...
When the page is loaded, I add a container div around the draggable list. I set it's height to twice that of the list, then position it up the page a little:
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function() {
CreateContainerDiv();
$('.dragPanel').addClass("hover");
$('.myList').draggable({ axis: 'y', containment: 'parent' });
});
function CreateContainerDiv() {
var dragPanel = $('.dragPanel');
var dragTarget = $('.myList');
// add the container panel
var newPanelHeight = dragTarget.outerHeight() * 2 - dragPanel.outerHeight();
dragTarget.wrap(document.createElement("div"));
// set its height and put it in the right place
dragTarget.parent().css("height", newPanelHeight);
dragTarget.parent().css("position", "relative");
var newPanelPosition = ((dragTarget.outerHeight() * -1) / 2);
dragTarget.parent().css("top", newPanelPosition);
}
</script>
The list is then contained to this new element.
This appears to do the job, but the positioning is all a little shakey if the list has any padding / margin applied. Any thoughts on that would be appreicated!
------Edit ---------
Ok, I think I have solved the placement issue. I have turned this into a plugin so other people don't have to spend time creating this functionality.
jQuery Drag-gable List at Github
You don't have to drag anything for that kind of structure. What you need is to set up the parent div with overflow-x:hidden; and overflow-y:scroll;. That way, its content will be scrollable.
If you want to hide the scrollbar, just put this property: .dragPanel::-webkit-scrollbar{width:0 !important} and that's it! I don't really know why you were thinking of dragging elements instead of just scrolling the content (which is the correct way to carry out this kind of "problems"). Anyways, I hope it helps anybody who needs to fit the same necesity. Greetings!