Select elements on webpage in same way as with the explorer
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I was wondering if anyone know if (and how) it is possible to make an
html/css/js area on a webpage where you can select items by clicking in the
upper left, draggin the cursor to the lower right, leaving element in
between selected in a way a form can post? Exactly the same way as you
select a number of icons in the explorer or on your desktop.
Imagine an imagegallery with a list of thumbnails, I would like to let the
user mark a number of images and only view these selected ones. Preferably
it should work with the ctrl- and shift-button as well, but thats a minor
detail. As I can se, drag and drop of elements is possible (ex.
netvibes.com), but I have never seen any select-solution that works as in
your explorer. I'm sure it could be done in flash or java, but i'd rather
keep it in pure html/css/js.
Hope my question is clear - and that any of you can help me - thanx
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