I\'ve just noticed that something terrible is missing in jquery-ui. A way to rotate elements, not just drag \\ drop \\ resize them.
I am aware of a couple of plugins
Another possibility (and shameless plug - I too was missing this plugin and so wrote one) is jquery-ui-rotatable. You can use it something like this:
Rotate me!
It can also be chained with other jQuery UI plugins. For instance:
$('#target').rotatable().draggable().resizable();