furf/jquery-ui-touch-punch

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3487 stars · 1288 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A small monkey-patch script that maps touch events to mouse events so jQuery UI widgets like draggable and sortable work on touch devices. It is included after jQuery UI and requires no configuration.

Use cases

• make jQuery UI draggable work on iPad and iPhone
• enable touch support for jQuery UI sliders and sortables
• fix jQuery UI interactions failing on Android touch devices
• add touch event support to a legacy jQuery UI app without rewriting it
• simulate mouse events from touchstart, touchmove, and touchend

When to choose

• you maintain a legacy jQuery UI site that must work on touch devices
• you want a drop-in script with no API changes or configuration
• your widgets use standard jQuery UI interactions like drag, drop, and sort

When to avoid

• you are starting a new project and can use a modern touch-friendly UI library instead
• you rely on complex or heavily customized jQuery UI mouse handling that the hack may break
• you need multi-touch or gesture support beyond simple touch-to-mouse mapping

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

ui-components middleware web-development frontend mobile-development browser cross-platform jquery-ui touch-events monkey-patch mobile-web legacy-jquery

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