From bd47bd4ace3789d9eb302b0dce6f6e042d08a7f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?utf8?q?Scott=20Gonz=C3=A1lez?= <scott.gonzalez@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:16:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Sortable: When sorting table rows, create a td to force
 dimensions. Fixes #4765 - Sortable: Placeholder not displayed when sorting
 table rows.

---
 tests/unit/sortable/sortable.html       | 21 +++++++++++++++
 tests/unit/sortable/sortable_options.js | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
 ui/jquery.ui.sortable.js                | 20 ++++++++++-----
 3 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/unit/sortable/sortable.html b/tests/unit/sortable/sortable.html
index c23a15854..6e326a865 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sortable/sortable.html
+++ b/tests/unit/sortable/sortable.html
@@ -63,6 +63,27 @@
 	<li>Item 5</li>
 </ul>
 
+<table id="sortable-table">
+	<tbody>
+		<tr>
+			<td>1</td>
+			<td>2</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td>3</td>
+			<td>4</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td>5</td>
+			<td>6</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td>7</td>
+			<td>8</td>
+		</tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+
 </div>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/tests/unit/sortable/sortable_options.js b/tests/unit/sortable/sortable_options.js
index cf35aedb1..fe50be002 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sortable/sortable_options.js
+++ b/tests/unit/sortable/sortable_options.js
@@ -185,11 +185,41 @@ test("{ opacity: 1 }", function() {
 test("{ placeholder: false }, default", function() {
 	ok(false, "missing test - untested code is broken code.");
 });
+*/
+test( "{ placeholder: String }", function() {
+	expect( 1 );
 
-test("{ placeholder: String }", function() {
-	ok(false, "missing test - untested code is broken code.");
+	var element = $( "#sortable" ).sortable({
+		placeholder: "test",
+		start: function( event, ui ) {
+			ok( ui.placeholder.hasClass( "test" ), "placeholder has class" );
+		}
+	});
+
+	element.find( "li" ).eq( 0 ).simulate( "drag", {
+		dy: 1
+	});
+});
+
+test( "{ placholder: String } tr", function() {
+	expect( 3 );
+
+	var element = $( "#sortable-table tbody" ).sortable({
+		placeholder: "test",
+		start: function( event, ui ) {
+			ok( ui.placeholder.hasClass( "test" ), "placeholder has class" );
+			equal( ui.placeholder.children().length, 1, "placeholder tr contains a td" );
+			equal( ui.placeholder.children().html(), $( "<span>&#160;</span>" ).html(),
+				"placeholder td has content for forced dimensions" );
+		}
+	});
+
+	element.find( "tr" ).eq( 0 ).simulate( "drag", {
+		dy: 1
+	});
 });
 
+/*
 test("{ revert: false }, default", function() {
 	ok(false, "missing test - untested code is broken code.");
 });
diff --git a/ui/jquery.ui.sortable.js b/ui/jquery.ui.sortable.js
index c9b503bd0..f095ce9c5 100644
--- a/ui/jquery.ui.sortable.js
+++ b/ui/jquery.ui.sortable.js
@@ -752,15 +752,23 @@ $.widget("ui.sortable", $.ui.mouse, {
 			o.placeholder = {
 				element: function() {
 
-					var el = $(document.createElement(that.currentItem[0].nodeName))
-						.addClass(className || that.currentItem[0].className+" ui-sortable-placeholder")
-						.removeClass("ui-sortable-helper")[0];
+					var nodeName = that.currentItem[0].nodeName.toLowerCase(),
+						element = $( that.document[0].createElement( nodeName ) )
+							.addClass(className || that.currentItem[0].className+" ui-sortable-placeholder")
+							.removeClass("ui-sortable-helper");
+
+					if ( nodeName === "tr" ) {
+						// Use a high colspan to force the td to expand the full
+						// width of the table (browsers are smart enough to
+						// handle this properly)
+						element.append( "<td colspan='99'>&#160;</td>" );
+					}
 
-					if(!className) {
-						el.style.visibility = "hidden";
+					if ( !className ) {
+						element.css( "visibility", "hidden" );
 					}
 
-					return el;
+					return element;
 				},
 				update: function(container, p) {
 
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