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Making textarea draggable in jquery UI

in Using jQuery UI • 2 months ago

Just discovered jquery ui library which appears to offer everything I need to develop a web interface for a timetabling application. However it all hinges on being able to drag a textarea. For the moment I just wish to know if it is possible. It is then up to me to get investigating. Thanks

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jakecigar

Re: Making textarea draggable in jquery UI

2 months ago

Simple answer. No…

As soon as you would click down in a textarea, you would start selecting text.

But…

You could use a "handle" that would be draggable. A full border or a little image nearby should work.

Or…

You could use a div in your time table that when double clicked, it is replaced by a textarea.

JΛ̊KE

Pete Chap..

Re: Making textarea draggable in jquery UI

2 months ago

Thanks, thought so, confirms the research, and handles would confuse the intended display layout to the point of unacceptable.

The next question then is, which element accommodates multi line text (indexable lines) and is draggable/resizeable. At no time does it have to have focus and it won't ever be populated by the user.

Thanks

Pete

jakecigar