title: Using jQuery TableSorter to Sort Columns Containing Drop-down (SELECT) Tags and Dollar Signs ($)
body: <p>I am using the fabulous jQuery <a href="http://tablesorter.com">TableSorter</a> plugin to automatically add sorting functionality to the columns of a table (simply by clicking on each column's header). This works flawlessly for all columns except a couple of them.</p>
  
  <p>1) One of the column's cells contain dollar signs in the front (such as: $20, $10, $5). The sorting does not work properly; it sorts alphabetically (and since all cell contents start with a $, they all get incorrectly bundled together). What code would force the sorter to start from the second character, thus ignoring the dollar signs?</p>
  
  <p>2) Another column has dynamic drop-downs (1 SELECT tag in each cell), and I would like it to alphabetically sort the column by the currently selected values inside each SELECT tag. Any ideas?</p>
  
  <p>If you can at least point me to the right direction and give me an idea about how to customize the sorting in each of the two scenarios, I would greatly appreciate it.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance!!</p>