Documentation / Drag and drop

Drag group

STEP 04 / LIVE EXAMPLE

Move between lists

A drag group coordinates several lists without assigning Kanban columns or card semantics. Move an item within a list or into another list, including the space after its last item. Each group is its own drag scope; the page decides how to apply the emitted move. Plain arrows move focus within and between lists. Focus an item and use Alt + arrows (or h/j/k/l), then release Alt to commit. Escape cancels the staged move.

LIVE / DRAG GROUP
drag between lists

Drag group shortcuts

Focus an item first.

↑ ↓ / k j
Focus within a list
← → / h l
Focus a neighboring list
Home / End
Focus first or last item in a list
Alt + ↑ ↓ ← → / h j k l
Stage a move or change lists
Release Alt / Esc
Commit / cancel the move

Inbox

Sketch a card
Review the draft

Later

Share the update
<rocket-drag-group>
  <section data-drop-list="inbox">
    <div data-drag-item="note-a" tabindex="0">Sketch a card</div>
  </section>
  <section data-drop-list="later"></section>
</rocket-drag-group>

rocket-drag-group-move → { itemId, fromList, toList, before }

Drag group Rocket source ↗ · JSX template ↗

COMPOSITION / LIVE EXAMPLE

Nested Rockets

A sortable list sits inside an item of a drag group. Drag or use Alt + arrows on an inner item to reorder only that list; drag the outer item to move the whole group item. Each host emits its own event, and the page patches the matching example over SSE. Semantic events still bubble; when nesting two hosts of the same surface, the page should check the event target before invoking an outer action.

LIVE / NESTED HOSTS

Nested hosts shortcuts

Focus an item first.

Tab
Focus an outer item or an inner list item
Outer: ↑ ↓ ← → / h j k l
Navigate items and regions
Outer: Alt + ↑ ↓ ← → / h j k l
Move the whole outer item
Inner: ↑ ↓ / j k
Navigate inside the sortable list
Inner: Alt + ↑ ↓ / j k
Reorder only the inner list
Release Alt / Esc
Commit / cancel the move

First region

Move this whole item
Inner A
Inner B
Another outer item

Second region

Destination item

Host ownership source ↗ · Pointer lifecycle ↗