I tried working on it again and made a little progress... Now I got
parent and child selected correctly, but I don't have mouseover
working for some reason...

http://jsbin.com/avigi/edit

On 13 Apr, 02:43, Lwangaman <donjohn.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
> One more detail: mouseout should not take effect until mouseup.
> In fact, right now, if I click and begin to drag, then still holding
> the mouse button I leave the area, and still holding it come back over
> the cells, they no longer get checked / unchecked because mouseout has
> already kicked in. Instead it shouldn't kick in until I actually let
> go of the mouse button, and I could let go of it anywhere on the page
> I suppose, so I guess "mouseup" would have to be applied to the whole
> document.
>
> On 13 Apr, 02:33, Lwangaman <donjohn.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I tried something along those lines...
>
> >http://jsbin.com/ehedu/edit
>
> > But I just don't have the hang of using "this" correctly and knowing
> > when to refer to dom elements as dom elements or as jquery objects...
>
> > The idea is to tie all events to the container of the checkboxes (i.e.
> > table cells), and not to the external container (table or ul list or
> > whatever), and yet be able to read and write the value of the
> > checkboxes...
>
> > On 13 Apr, 01:13, Lwangaman <donjohn.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Taking up jscripter's suggestion, I just noticed myself that applying
> > > the mousedown and mouseover to the whole table keeps you from being
> > > able to click on any links that may be contained in the table. For
> > > example my table has links in the header cells that when clicked
> > > reorder the table according to that column. Now I can no longer click
> > > them...
> > > And, as jscripter says, in the X-Library the mousedown and mouseover
> > > was applied to the cells containing the checkboxes and not to the
> > > checkboxes themselves, so that it was enough to click on the cells
> > > surrounding the checkboxes in order to get them checked / unchecked.
>
> > > Ricardo do you think you could manage something like that? (I'm only
> > > an apprentice and I don't have your expertice!)
>
> > > On 12 Apr, 22:31, jscripter <pc88m...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Hey - this is great work - I just happened to be looking for this
> > > > functionality.
>
> > > > How would you apply what you have done here to re-writing the original
> > > > X-library code that uses TDs for the checkbox label?
>
> > > > Thanks!
>
> > > > On Apr 12, 2:04 pm, Ricardo <ricardob...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Sure! I have a few other plugins I also want to upload, I'll do that.
>
> > > > > I took the time to rewrite it more carefully. No more binding/
> > > > > unbinding, a single var, all namespaced and bugs ironed out (if you
> > > > > put the cursor away while holding the button, the mouseover would
> > > > > remain active even after mouseup).
>
> > > > > The advantage of namespacing is you can easily remove all event
> > > > > handlers. I included that in the plugin, in the example you can use $
> > > > > ('ul').dragCheck(false) to disable it completely.
>
> > > > >http://jsbin.com/amoxi/edit
>
> > > > > cheers,
> > > > > - ricardo
>
> > > > > On Apr 12, 9:48 am, Lwangaman <donjohn.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > @Ricardo
> > > > > > Do you think it could be useful to add this to the jquery plugins at
> > > > > > plugins.jquery.com? I'd say it could be put under your name because
> > > > > > you did all the big work!
>
> > > > > > On 12 Apr, 14:35, Lwangaman <donjohn.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Ok that works better, I just changed "clicked.checked = 
> > > > > > > !isChecked" to
> > > > > > > "clicked.checked = isChecked":
>
> > > > > > >http://jsbin.com/idihi/edit
>
> > > > > > > On 12 Apr, 08:11, Ricardo <ricardob...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > The problem with your fix is that the event target for the 
> > > > > > > > mouseup is
> > > > > > > > not the same as the mousedown. You can resolve that by saving 
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > clicked checkbox in a var, and because of event order the 
> > > > > > > > change has
> > > > > > > > to be made on 'click' rather than mouseup.
>
> > > > > > > >http://jsbin.com/asizu/edit
>
> > > > > > > > Sorry for the bugs, this was written rather quickly, I hope it 
> > > > > > > > works
> > > > > > > > now :)
>
> > > > > > > > On Apr 11, 11:30 am, Lwangaman <donjohn.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > Ok I tried to touch up the code a little to fix that, here's 
> > > > > > > > > my
> > > > > > > > > example:
>
> > > > > > > > >http://jsbin.com/iyubi/edit
>
> > > > > > > > > Now, with a single click, the value on mouseup is reversed to 
> > > > > > > > > keep it
> > > > > > > > > as it was with mousedown. But, when you do a drag, the 
> > > > > > > > > mouseup of the
> > > > > > > > > last checkbox is not canceled or reversed... I suppose it 
> > > > > > > > > would be
> > > > > > > > > enough to cancel $(this)'s mouseup, but how would you refer 
> > > > > > > > > to $(this)
> > > > > > > > > from within the $boxes.bind('mouseover')?
>
> > > > > > > > > On 11 Apr, 16:07, Lwangaman <donjohn.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > Hmm, just noticed one problem though... A single click on a 
> > > > > > > > > > checkbox
> > > > > > > > > > is supposed to work too, but with this code as soon as you 
> > > > > > > > > > mouseup the
> > > > > > > > > > value goes back the other way... You have to drag off in 
> > > > > > > > > > order to keep
> > > > > > > > > > the value in there...
>
> > > > > > > > > > On 11 Apr, 06:21, Ricardo <ricardob...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > I think you already got the .dc namespacing thing, so: 
> > > > > > > > > > > the mousedown
> > > > > > > > > > > is not being bound to the checkbox, but to the container 
> > > > > > > > > > > element (the
> > > > > > > > > > > table, or in my example below, the UL). When you click a 
> > > > > > > > > > > checkbox the
> > > > > > > > > > > mousedown event will bubble up to the container and fire 
> > > > > > > > > > > this handler.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > As I expected my code had some flaws a few typing errors, 
> > > > > > > > > > > see it fixed/
> > > > > > > > > > > working here:
>
> > > > > > > > > > >http://jsbin.com/edabo/edit
>
> > > > > > > > > > > I added the ability to specify a selector for the 
> > > > > > > > > > > checkboxes, that way
> > > > > > > > > > > you can skip the ones you don't want. In case it's not 
> > > > > > > > > > > provided all
> > > > > > > > > > > checkboxes are used by default.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > cheers,
> > > > > > > > > > > - ricardo
>
> > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 10, 8:17 pm, Lwangaman <donjohn.f...@gmail.com> 
> > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > Ok first of all thanks for taking interest!
> > > > > > > > > > > > Then, I've tried going through your code and applying 
> > > > > > > > > > > > it, and I have a
> > > > > > > > > > > > few questions:
> > > > > > > > > > > > -- Besides the mouseover.dc that I didn't get either...
> > > > > > > > > > > > -- I'm supposing that $boxes would be a variable where 
> > > > > > > > > > > > all the
> > > > > > > > > > > > checkboxes that are applicable have been stored 
> > > > > > > > > > > > previously? Yet, if
> > > > > > > > > > > > you build it as a "plugin" you have no way of defining 
> > > > > > > > > > > > which
> > > > > > > > > > > > checkboxes are to comprised (unless this functionality 
> > > > > > > > > > > > is built into
> > > > > > > > > > > > the plugin using data passed through parameters, I 
> > > > > > > > > > > > suppose).
> > > > > > > > > > > > -- Then I don't quite understand what the "mousedown" 
> > > > > > > > > > > > is being bound
> > > > > > > > > > > > to. In my example (which was not built as a plugin, but 
> > > > > > > > > > > > I suppose a
> > > > > > > > > > > > plugin or defined function would be even better because 
> > > > > > > > > > > > it's much more
> > > > > > > > > > > > flexible and anyone can download it and use it), the 
> > > > > > > > > > > > "mousedown" was
> > > > > > > > > > > > being bound to all the cells that had checkboxes in 
> > > > > > > > > > > > them, and I was
> > > > > > > > > > > > determining that through the class I had given them
> > > > > > > > > > > > "mychkbox" (because I didn't want some of the 
> > > > > > > > > > > > checkboxes included,
> > > > > > > > > > > > since they do not have an active state; the table has 
> > > > > > > > > > > > names,
> > > > > > > > > > > > addresses, emails, and those that don't have an email 
> > > > > > > > > > > > have an inactive
> > > > > > > > > > > > checkbox). I was also trying to follow 
> > > > > > > > > > > > cross-browser.com's way of
> > > > > > > > > > > > listening to the mousedown on the cell containing the 
> > > > > > > > > > > > checkbox rather
> > > > > > > > > > > > than on the checkbox itself, making the whole 
> > > > > > > > > > > > click-drag thing a lot
> > > > > > > > > > > > more user-friendly.
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > On 10 Apr, 20:36, jay <jay.ab...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > Just curious.. What is the difference between 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > mouseover.dc and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > mouseover?
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 10, 1:44 pm, Ricardo <ricardob...@gmail.com> 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > This (untested) is how I envision the code for that:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > $.fn.dragCheck = function(){
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >   //this == the current jQuery element
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >   return this.each(function(){
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >     //this == current element in the loop (table 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > etc)
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >     $(this).bind('mousedown', function(e){
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >         //don't do anything if you didn't click a 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > checkbox
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >         if ( !$(e.target).is(':checkbox') )
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >              return true;
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >         //get the clicked checkbox state
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >         isChecked = e.target.checked;
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >         //apply it to all other checkboxes on 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > mouseover
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >         $boxes.bind('mouseover.dc', function(){
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >             this.checked = isChecked;
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >         });
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >     }).bind('mouseup', function(e){
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >         //cancel the mouseover action
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >         $boxes.unbind('mouseover.dc');
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >     });
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > };
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > $('#table1').dragCheck();
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > cheers,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > - ricardo
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9 abr, 17:15, Lwangaman <donjohn.f...@gmail.com> 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok I resolved the "cannot assign to a function 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > result" problem by
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > putting the value assignment into a 
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "function(){}":
>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 48  $("td.mychkbox").each(
>
> ...
>
> leggi tutto

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