Currently, I am in the process of creating my own Drag'n'drop feature for one of my projects and have encountered a problem. All the elements that can be dragged are enclosed within a container utilizing display:flex. When I click on one of these elements, I set its position to absolute on mousedown so that I can adjust its left and top properties while dragging it. Here is an outline of what I am doing:
let container = document.querySelector("#big-container")
var dragging = false;
var draggedObject;
let shiftX=0;
let shiftY=0;
document.querySelectorAll(".draggable").forEach((draggable,index) => {
draggable.style.order = index;
draggable.draggable =false;
draggable.ondragstart = ()=>{return false}
draggable.addEventListener("mousedown",ev =>{
draggedObject = draggable;
shiftX = ev.offsetX+5;
shiftY = ev.offsetY+5;
draggable.style.position = "absolute";
draggable.style.left = (ev.clientX - shiftX) + 'px';
draggable.style.top = (ev.clientY - shiftY) + 'px';
dragging = true;
let placeholder = document.createElement("div");
placeholder.id = "placeholder";
placeholder.style.order = draggable.style.order;
container.appendChild(placeholder);
})
})
document.addEventListener("mousemove", ev =>{
if(dragging){
draggedObject.style.left = ev.clientX - shiftX + 'px';
draggedObject.style.top = ev.clientY - shiftY + 'px';
}
})
document.addEventListener("mouseup",ev =>{
if(dragging){
draggedObject.style.position = 'static'
let placeholder = document.querySelector("#placeholder");
container.removeChild(placeholder);
dragging = false
}
})/* the :not(:last-of-type(div)) is there so the console doesn't get affected */
*{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
background-color: black;
}
.draggable {
width: 90px;
height: 120px;
margin: 5px;
}
#placeholder {
width: 90px;
height: 120px;
margin: 5px;
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
border: dashed grey 5px;
}<body draggable="false" ondragstart="return false;">
<div id = "big-container" style ="display: flex; background-color: rgb(76, 104, 95); width: 500px; height: 500px;">
<div style="background-color: rgb(204, 125, 111);" class="draggable"></div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(170, 214, 120);" class="draggable"></div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(129, 212, 167);" class="draggable"></div>
<div style="background-color: rgb(162, 137, 196);" class="draggable"></div>
</div>
</body>The intention behind this implementation is to keep the element stationary when clicked and then move it along with the mouse as it gets dragged (with the point where it was initially clicked serving as the anchor). The addition of shiftX = ev.offsetX+5; is necessary to accommodate the element's margin.
However, there seems to be a slight positional shift in the element when clicking on it without moving the mouse at all. This displacement is minimal (possibly around 1 or 2 pixels) and does not occur consistently (certain areas within the element do not exhibit this positional shift).
I would greatly appreciate any insights on what might be causing this issue. Thank you.