Is there a way to just use html to make an item draggable? (not just classifying an element as draggable)
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Is there a way to just use html to make an item draggable? (not just classifying an element as draggable)
Draggable Enlightenment
Unfortunately, HTML is a feeble presentational language which merely gives us the functionality to describe structure of text-based data in a document. It has no way of adding marvelous interactions such as ‘draggability’.
Luckily, JavaScript allowed such interactions and it’s widespread uptake in web browsers caused developers to rejoice! However browsers implemented JavaScript in a variety of ways, causing heartache and distress for debuggers and testers.
Alas, help is at hand. JavaScript frameworks have become the solution to the misery of inconsistent implementations and developers can again add interactions to their pages.
Arguably the finest of these frameworks goes by the name of jQuery and can be found here. Others go by the name of Prototype and Dojo.
Get to know one of them closely and draggable enlightenment will be yours.