<p>I'm looking to create a dashboard type gui for a web application.  I'm looking for the user to be able to drag and drop different elements (probably either image buttons, anchor tags, or maybe just divs) to different (defined) places and be able to save their setup (in a cookie or on the server).  I'm working with c# in the .Net 2.0 framework.  I've tried using mootools but their recent update has left their drag/drop capabilities un-useful for me.  I'm looking for a bit of direction because I know there is something out there that is just what I'm looking for so I wont have to build from scratch.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

[{'answer_id': 16218, 'author': 'Mikey P', 'author_id': 1749, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1749', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I prefer using jQuery for AJAXy stuff like that.  It also has a lot of very good plugins that make writing client-side code very easy.</p>\n\n<p>Here is the plugin page specifically for Drag-n-Drop. </p>\n\n<p><a href="http://plugins.jquery.com/project/Plugins/category/45" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://plugins.jquery.com/project/Plugins/category/45</a>\n<br /></p>\n\n<p>Ajax callback are also very easy so saving the setup should be fairly easy as well.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 16230, 'author': 'Jay Mooney', 'author_id': 733, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/733', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I used the Microsoft ASP.Net Ajax and AjaxControlToolkit to do something like this.  They have a ResizeableControl and a DragPanel.  I used these, then hosted an IFrame inside the panel to display the content.</p>\n\n<p>Worked pretty well.</p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>This site:</p>\n\n<p><a href="http://www.asp.net/learn/videos/default.aspx?tabid=63#ajax" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.asp.net/learn/videos/default.aspx?tabid=63#ajax</a></p>\n\n<p>Has lots of tutorial videos that show you how to get started using the controls.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 16261, 'author': 'Steven Murawski', 'author_id': 1233, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1233', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>You might want to look at <a href="http://www.codeplex.com/dropthings" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DropThings</a> on <a href="http://www.codeplex.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Codeplex</a>. </p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 16304, 'author': 'AidenMontgomery', 'author_id': 1403, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1403', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': True, 'text': '<p>I have been looking at this kind of functionality myself recently and have decided on using jQuery with the help of <a href="http://ui.jquery.com/" rel="noreferrer">jQuery UI</a>. I came across a large amount of information that also suggested <a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/" rel="noreferrer">Yahoo UI</a> (YUI), I had already started learning <a href="http://jQuery.com" rel="noreferrer">jQuery</a> due to the AJAX support that it offers, so I stuck with it.</p>\n\n<p><a href="http://ui.jquery.com/" rel="noreferrer">jQuery UI Site</a><br/>\n<a href="http://docs.jquery.com/UI" rel="noreferrer">jQuery UI Documentation</a><br/>\n<a href="http://ui.jquery.com/repository/real-world/layout/" rel="noreferrer">Example of a drag and drop screen layout with jQuery UI</a><br/>\n<a href="http://www.learningjquery.com/2008/07/introduction-to-jquery-ui#" rel="noreferrer">Introduction to jQuery UI</a></p>\n\n<p>If you decide to use the YUI javascript library, here is a link to a vast amount of videos to help get you started.</p>\n\n<p><a href="http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/theater/" rel="noreferrer">http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/theater/</a></p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 75806, 'author': 'VirtuosiMedia', 'author_id': 13281, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/13281', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>If you still want to give MooTools a second chance, I\'d recommend taking a look at <a href="http://mochaui.com/demo/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mocha UI</a>. </p>\n'}]
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