jquery-ui sortable | How to get it work on iPad/touchdevices?

Question

How do I get the jQuery-UI sortable feature working on iPad and other touch devices?

http://jqueryui.com/demos/sortable/

I tried to using event.prevent

Answer 1

To make sortable work on mobile. Im using touch-punch like this:

$("#target").sortable({
  // option: 'value1',
  // otherOption: 'value2',
});

$("#target").disableSelection();

Take note of adding disableSelection(); after creating the sortable instance.