ScrollTo doesn't bind, just scrolls, so no need to use LiveQuery to call it. Also, id's can't start with a number.
Example: function scrollToID( id ) { $('#hold').scrollTo( '#'+id, 1000 ); } $('#hold').load('someData.php', function(){ scrollToID( 'foo' ); }); -- Ariel Flesler http://flesler.blogspot.com/ On Sep 6, 11:57 pm, pedalpete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Ariel, > > I guess I should be using scrollTo rather than LocalScroll. > > Unfortunately I won't have a demo up for a few days. > > I started to wonder if part of the problem was that the scrollable > list is returned via ajax, so I have tried using livequery, but still > no scrolling. > > Here's the code I'm using now > [code] > function scrollToShow(trackid){ > $('#hold').livequery(function(){ > $('#hold').scrollTo($('.holdList #'+trackid)); > }); > } > > [/code] > > the id is a numeric value, so hopefully that won't be causing > problems. > > Does the code look right to you? > the '#hold' is a non-scrolling div, and the '.holdList' is the > scrolling div. > I've also tried > [code] > $('.holdList').scrollTo($('.#'+trackid')); > [/code] > but that didn't work either. > > Thanks for your help, > Pete > On Sep 6, 6:16 pm, Ariel Flesler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That function is meant to start a scrolling animation ? > > > LocalScroll is meant to be called to "prepare" the field, that is, > > bound events that will eventually trigger scrolling. > > ScrollTo is the one to call for an instant scroll. > > > You either call LocalScroll at start, or ScrollTo manually if you want > > to do all that yourself. > > > Note that the 'target' property needs to be the scrollable element. > > If you have a demo online, it'll be easier to pull this out. > > > Cheers > > > -- > > Ariel Fleslerhttp://flesler.blogspot.com/ > > > On Sep 6, 7:59 pm, pedalpete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks Karl, I didn't realize I shouldn't start an id with numeric > > > characters, I've been doing it for a long time without issue. > > > > I've tried the changes you recommended, but still no scrolling. > > > > I added an 'a' to the beginning of the id, and now my code is > > > > [code] > > > function scrollToShow(trackid){ > > > $.localScroll({ > > > target: '.holdList li#a'+trackid, //could be a > > > selector or a jQuery > > > object too. > > > queue:true, > > > duration:1000, > > > hash:true > > > }); > > > } > > > [/code] > > > > i've checked that I have the right class name for the list, and that > > > the id's are in the html properly. > > > > On Sep 6, 2:03 am, "Karl Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Use something like id="number1" rather than name="number1". (Just a > > > > note, technically an id needs to start with a none numeric character). > > > > Then use target: '#'number' + trackid > > > > > The name attribute is really only for form input elements. > > > > > Karl Rudd > > > > > On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 12:17 PM, pedalpete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I've got a div on my page with a scrollable list in it. > > > > > When I load the page, I want the list to scroll to a specific item. > > > > > Each item has a class and name, so I'm trying to address them with > > > > > that. > > > > > > I've been toying with the flesler scroll plugins, but am not sure if > > > > > they are what i should be using. > > > > > > .scrollTo kept throwing errors at me, but .localScroll doesn't error > > > > > out, but doesn't scroll either. > > > > > > here's the code I'm using > > > > > [code] > > > > > function scrollToShow(showid){ > > > > > $.localScroll({ > > > > > target: '.holdList li.'+trackid, //could be a selector > > > > > or a jQuery > > > > > object too. > > > > > queue:true, > > > > > duration:1000, > > > > > hash:true > > > > > }); > > > > > } > > > > > [/code] > > > > > > the code for the list is pretty simplelike this > > > > > [code] > > > > > <ul class="holdList"> > > > > > <li class="1" name="1">first in list</li> > > > > > <li class="2" name="2">second in list</li> > > > > > </ul> > > > > > [/code] > > > > > > Any idea on a simple way to do this? Or if the .localScroll > > > > > or .scrollTo allow scrolling in a div?