/* convert item, member to column */
_lst2col(lst)
{
        local col;

        if (lst > getwcount) lst = 1;

        if (itemtype(lst) != 9 && itemtype(lst) != 2 && getplottype(0) != 6)
        {
                col = itemcol(lst);
        }
        else
        {
                col = lst;
        }

        return(col);
}