Set containment to the container and distance to 30
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<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>jQuery UI Sortable - Default functionality</title>
<link type="text/css" href="js/themes/base/ui.all.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/ui/ui.core.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/ui/ui.sortable.js"></script>
<link type="text/css" href="js/demos.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<style type="text/css">
#sortable { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 60%; }
#sortable li { margin: 0 3px 3px 3px; padding: 0.4em; padding-left: 1.5em; font-size: 1.4em; height: 18px; }
#sortable li span { position: absolute; margin-left: -1.3em; }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
var sortOpts = {
axis: "y",
containment: "#container",
cursor: "move",
distance: 30
};
//make specified element sortable
$("#sortable").sortable(sortOpts);
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="demo">
<ul id="sortable">
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 1</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 2</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 3</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 4</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 5</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 6</li>
<li class="ui-state-default"><span class="ui-icon ui-icon-arrowthick-2-n-s"></span>Item 7</li>
</ul>
</div><!-- End demo -->
<div class="demo-description">
<p>
Enable a group of DOM elements to be sortable. Click on and drag an
element to a new spot within the list, and the other items will adjust to
fit. By default, sortable items share <code>draggable</code> properties.
</p>
</div><!-- End demo-description -->
</body>
</html>
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