To keep the wheels of invention churning, I figured it would be useful to mention a little feature that could be added to the user settings.

Presently, to move any node up or down the list one has to click on either of the two 'up' and 'down' links. This only allows moving one module at a time.
------------- How it looks now: -------------------
Remove
<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_rem_1063" VALUE="on"> remove personal nodeletdown
<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_rem_1425" VALUE="on"> remove Chatterboxupdown
<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_rem_91" VALUE="on"> remove Other Usersupdown
<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_rem_1052" VALUE="on"> remove sectionsupdown
<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_rem_1053" VALUE="on"> remove informationup
voting booth<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_add_1448" VALUE="on"> add
Everything Developer<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_add_41626" VALUE="on"> add
function nodelet<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_add_496" VALUE="on"> add
your input<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_add_1054" VALUE="on"> add
CPAN nodelet<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_add_31304" VALUE="on"> add
leftovers<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_add_1055" VALUE="on"> add
Keyword Nodelet<input TYPE="checkbox" NAME="nodelets_add_17759" VALUE="on"> add
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What if we change this with a Javascript enabled selection box listing all nodes and a pair of 'up'/'down' buttons that would allow one to arrange nodes in any desirable order prior to submitting the page. A script on the server than would get this list and make sure the nodes are arranged appropriately (save new settings in the database etc). Building the actual Javascript enabled for element wouldn't be such a hard task given that similar 'codes' (html/javascript) are readily available from other sites (check Personalize Layout @ Yahoo for example -- you may have to sign-in with an account first!).

Hope I got some interested (bored?)

"There is no system but GNU, and Linux is one of its kernels." -- Confession of Faith

In reply to Editing Node Layout (order) by vladb

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