Dynamically change Jquery UI sortable helper?

Question

I trying to set a Jquery UI sortable helper dynamically depending on the area where the mouse is while dragging. In order to do that I'm using the Jquery UI sortable setter. It's changing it for sure, but it's not live (not in the current event). Any ideas how can I make this work?

I've set up an example - http://jsfiddle.net/aJEfp/1/

Thanks.

Answer 1

I doubt Sortable was designed to allow the helper element to be changed mid-drag.

I suggest setting the helper to 'clone' or a custom DOM element, then modifying that element mid-drag, e.g. through ui.helper within Sortable event handlers.