The default implementation
A basic sortable list can be enabled with no additional configuration. Let's do this first so you can get an idea of the behavior enabled by this component. In a new file in your text editor, add the following code:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<title>jQuery UI Sortable Example 1</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Put these DJ's in order of your preference:</p>
<ul id="sortables">
<li>BT</li>
<li>James Zabiela</li>
<li>Sasha</li>
<li>John Digweed</li>
<li>Pete Tong</li>
</ul>
<script type="text/javascript" src="development-bundle/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="development-bundle/ui...