Thanks for all the assistance, Walter. I haven't had the chance yet to try
the static page (Sometimes I feel like a chicken with my head cut off!) But
I will post results when I am able in the next day or so. I am sure it's my
code, as I seem to always feel like I'm drowning when it comes to
troubleshooting - especially javascript.

Thanks again!
Audrey

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Walter Davis <[email protected]> wrote:

> For example, here is a Self-contained Non-failing Test:
>
> http://scripty.walterdavisstudio.com/drag-sort.html
>
> Please try this out in your failing browsers, and let me know if you are
> able to drag the first or last element in the list to a new position. The
> sort order will update below the list each time you re-order the list.
>
> Walter
>
>
> On May 2, 2011, at 5:06 PM, Walter Davis wrote:
>
>  This is where the Self Contained Failing Test is useful. Try to make a
>> static HTML version of your assembled page at the point where it fails. Use
>> Firebug's inspector to see the rendered HTML including any client-side
>> modifications and use copy and paste liberally to construct this Frankenpage
>> in a text editor. Then confirm that it still fails for you, and if it does,
>> post it somewhere where another pair of eyes can look at it. (Post a link
>> here.)
>>
>> Walter
>>
>> On May 2, 2011, at 2:55 PM, Audrey Bowman wrote:
>>
>>  I have been going through the page element by element to make sure it all
>>> validates (it includes different files based on forms being submitted).
>>> Still going through some of it, but everything so far has been fixed to
>>> validate. I rigged it so that it was only processing what had validated, and
>>> I am still unable to drag any elements down. Still works going up, though.
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Walter Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Make sure that your page is valid before anything else. If a script works
>>> in one browser/version and not others, that's a strong hint that the HTML is
>>> being interpreted in more than one manner. Valid HTML or XHTML is
>>> unambiguous.
>>>
>>> Walter
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 2, 2011, at 1:43 PM, Audrey Bowman wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Walter,
>>>
>>> I've got it to work in IE8 now - closing out a form and starting a new
>>> one did it. And it sort of works in IE 7 now. I can drag objects up, but
>>> cannot drag elements below any of the lower elements.
>>>
>>> I'm sorting database results, identified by DIVS. Basically it's a
>>> multi-line formatted result set that I want users to be able to re-sort as
>>> necessary.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help,
>>> Audrey
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Walter Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> What is the HTML structure that you are sorting? Is it an UL with
>>> sortable LIs, or another structure?
>>>
>>> Walter
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 2, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Audrey wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a problem with the sortable function in IE (I've tested both 7
>>> & 8). It does not occur in Firefox or Chrome.
>>>
>>> What is happening is that if a user tries to change the first element
>>> of my sortable list, it does the following:
>>>
>>> In IE7, it will not allow the user to change the position of the top
>>> element. It is draggable, but will not move the other elements. It
>>> simply adds a blank space at the top of the element list. Dragging
>>> elements other than the first works just fine.
>>>
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