Javascript Drop Down Menu - problem with order & display

[Smriti Dev]

Hi,

I have a drop down menu with a listing of communities and I use it to
select a community, selecting a letter ie. "T" , I get bumped to the "T"
section to choose
communities that start with a "T".
I need to get the "T" communities to start at the top of the community list
in the drop-down box.
Right now the communities starting with the letter you choose, are atthe
bottom of the list and so you have to scroll more.

I would really appreciate your help in coming up with a solution to this
problem.

Take care,
Smriti

 

[Grant Wagner]

Hi,

I have a drop down menu with a listing of communities and I use it to
select a community, selecting a letter ie. "T" , I get bumped to the "T"
section to choose
communities that start with a "T".
I need to get the "T" communities to start at the top of the community list
in the drop-down box.
Right now the communities starting with the letter you choose, are atthe
bottom of the list and so you have to scroll more.

I would really appreciate your help in coming up with a solution to this
problem.

Take care,
Smriti

The behaviour you are describing is platform and browser dependant. If you want
a <select> style menu that does what you want, you'll have to roll your own
using <div>s, which will make it difficult to ensure it works properly on all
browsers.

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