// figure out all the initial positions for the selected elements
        // and store them.
        if ($sel.isSelected(ui.helper[0].id))\; \{\; for\; (id\; in$sel.allSelected()) {
            $('#'+id).data(
              "top0", 
              parseInt($('#'+id).css("top"),10) - 
                parseInt($(ui.helper[0]).css("top"),10));
            $('#'+id).data(
              "left0", 
              parseInt($('#'+id).css("left"),10) - 
                parseInt($(ui.helper[0]).css("left"),10));
          }
        }
      },