Direct manipulation, particularly drag and drop, is under utilized in desktop applications and is almost non-existant in web applications. That's in the process of changing.

What is it?

A collection of Direct Manipulation examples that work in modern browsers. Each example is a proof of concept. I'm answering the technical question "Can I do this?" as opposed to the interaction design question "Should I do this?".

Examples

• Basic Draggable Layers (updated 4/26)
• Drag & Drop Sortable Lists (updated 4/26)
  • Sortable Toolbars (updated 4/26)
• Edit in Place