/* convert item, member to column */
_itm2col(item, member)
{
        local col;

        if (*item > numitems) *item = 1;

        if (*member > itemcount(*item)) *member = 1;
        col = itemcol(*item) + *member - 1;
        col += (col == 0);

        if (itemtype(*item) != 9 && itemtype(*item) != 2 && getplottype(0) != 6)
        {
                *member = 1;
                col = *item;
        }


        return(col);
}