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    <p>I'm attempting to create a sort of visual interface for simple graphic creation. It consists of 10 image icons, and 5 boxes in which those icons can be placed. I want users to be able to pick which of the 10 icons they would like to display, and arrange the elements as they see fit using drag and drop. The 5 icons are also inside of a div in which the icons can be dropped, so that they can return the icon to the "home" row if they change their mind and wish to select another icon.</p> <p>not unlike this simple tutorial, but with more divs and icons: <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml5_draganddrop2" rel="nofollow">http://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml5_draganddrop2</a></p> <p>my script:</p> <pre><code>&lt;script&gt; function allowDrop(ev) { ev.preventDefault(); } function drag(ev) { ev.dataTransfer.setData("Text",ev.target.id); //CSS CHANGES HERE FOR ON PICKUP $( ".dragfive" ).css("border", "2px solid #ff9d00"); $( ".select5" ).css("border", "2px solid #ff9d00"); } function drop(ev) { ev.preventDefault(); var data=ev.dataTransfer.getData("Text"); ev.target.appendChild(document.getElementById(data)); //CSS CHANGES HERE FOR ON DROP $( ".dragfive" ).css("border", "2px solid transparent"); $( ".select5" ).css("border", "2px solid transparent"); } &lt;/script&gt; </code></pre> <p>my code is exactly the same as the tutorial, but I've added some nice CSS changes as the comments indicate - I made colorful borders appear to indicate to users where they can place the item. These become transparent once dropped. Works perfectly except...</p> <ol> <li>how can I prevent an icon from being dropped on top of another icon? (or rather, only allow dropping the icon into an empty div?)</li> <li>If I wished to create a second set of icons and replicate the process, how can I keep them and their allowed drop area separate? (so that the icons do not end up in unintended places)</li> </ol> <p>thanks a bunch.</p>
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