Sorting buttons within a group

We can use the sortable() interaction widget to provide the user which some flexibility. Why not let the user move buttons around? Especially given the small amount of code it takes.

Getting ready

We'll use a list to organize our buttons, as follows:

<ul>
    <li><a href="#">Button 1</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Button 2</a></li>
    <li><a href="#">Button 3</a></li>
</ul>

We'll use the following CSS to fix the list layout to better display button widgets.

ul {
    list-style-type: none;
    padding: 0;
}

li {
    margin: 4px;
}

How to do it...

The JavaScript code to make this happen is actually quite miniscule—we create the buttons, then we apply the sortable interaction widget.

$(function() {
    $( "a" ).button();
    $( "ul" ).sortable({
        opacity: 0.6
    });
});

At this point, we're able to drag-and-drop buttons—but only within the designated container element, in this case...