How to get similar behaviour to a file manager: e.g. dragging a file into a folder.

[ajmchambers]

Hey, my goal is to create something that behaves similar to a file manager. There are two columns: Groups and Items. Items belong to Groups and you can rearrange items within a group but also can drag items into other groups. Groups can also be reordered themselves.

Groups	Group 1 Items
Group 1 (selected)	Item 1
Group 2	Item 2
Group 3	Item 3

Goals:

• to be able to drag groups and rearrange their order.
• to be able to drag items and rearrange their order.
• to be able to drag items (from the current active group) into other groups by dragging the item on-top of the group

Here is a video example:

dnd-example.mp4

Is this possible, any suggestions on how it could be done? (in particular dragging items into other groups, without those items becoming part of that list)

[sashamilenkovic]

@ajmchambers This is something I have worked on at a feature branch but not yet implemented. I'm not sure if there's going to be any sort of workaround at the moment. I can let ping back at this discussion when I get around to releasing this feature though.

[ajmchambers]

Ah ok thanks

[Lazerproof]

@sashamilenkovic Any update on this feature?

[sashamilenkovic]

@Lazerproof @ajmchambers Currently working on nested drag and drop as a feature to an upcoming project FormKit is releasing. I'll keep you posted here as to how it's coming along.

[sashamilenkovic]

@dermitzos Should be out in the next week or so.

[sashamilenkovic]

@dermitzos Hey there! Unfortunately it doesn't look like I'll get the release out today. Just wanted to give an update. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

[dermitzos]

@sashamilenkovic No worries! Thank you for the update and if I can help somehow, let me know.

[sashamilenkovic]

Appreciate that @dermitzos. New release is almost ready. I'm going to work over the weekend on the changelog and docs. Should be available on Monday 🤞

A very substantive release if I may say so myself, I think you all will be pleased.

[sashamilenkovic]

@ajmchambers @dermitzos @Lazerproof New release is out now. Still working on getting out some examples of nested drag and drop on the docs.