The most of answers can be found here:

http://www.trirand.com/jqgridw....._searching

Also reposition is possible. You will need to reposition the search dialog after it is created.

For this purpose you can use

$(".ui-searchFilter","#mygrid")

Be a cerefully since the search dialog is positioned relative within the grid container.

Best Regards

Tony

JQ('#myGrid').jqGrid('navGrid', '#previewGrid', {add:false,edit:false,del:false,search:true,refresh:false}, {}, {}, {}, {multipleSearch:true});

I would like the search dialog to appear in a different place on the screen when the search button is clicked (instead of the top left of the grid).  Where would I put the settings for that?  I'd like to have my own "Filter" link outside of the grid that a user can press and the search dialog would appear underneath that link.  Can I have the dialog repositioned depending on what search button is used?

Lastly, can I initiate the grid with filters enabled.  I know the user can click the search button and set filters, but I would like to have some filters automatically applied when the grid is initialized.  Is this possible?