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Html5 Drag And Drop - How To Remove The Default Ghost Image On Ie

I have implemented the drag and drop API of HTML5 in my app, and I need to disable the default ghost image when the user drag an item. The items aren't images but row from a table

Solution 1:

Example of set custom ghost image in IE.

var ghostImg = document.getElementById("ghostImg"); 

    document.getElementById('dragme').addEventListener('dragstart', function(e) {
        var target = e.srcElement || e.target;
        var cloneNode = target.cloneNode(true);
        target.parentNode.insertBefore(cloneNode, target);
        target.style.display = "none";
         window.setTimeout(function() {
            target.parentNode.removeChild(cloneNode);
            target.style.display = "block";
        }, 0);
         ghostImg.style.zIndex = '99';
         ghostImg.style.visibility = 'visible'
        ghostImg.style.top = e.clientY + 'px';
        ghostImg.style.left = e.clientX + 'px';  

    })
    document.getElementById('dragme').addEventListener('drag', function(e) {
        ghostImg.style.zIndex = '99';
        ghostImg.style.top = e.clientY + 'px';
        ghostImg.style.left = e.clientX + 'px';
    });
    document.getElementById('dragme').addEventListener('dragend', function(e) {
        ghostImg.removeAttribute('style');
    });
#dragme {
        width: 100px;
        height: 100px;
        background: #78ebff;
        border: 1px solid #56bdff;
        text-align: center;
        line-height: 100px;
        border-radius: 10px;
    }

    #ghostImg {
        position: fixed;
        left: 0;
        top: 0;
        z-index: -1;
        visibility: hidden;
    }
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head></head><body><divid="dragme"draggable="true">
    Drag me
</div><imgid="ghostImg"src="data:image/png;base64,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On dragStart event, implement:

functiondragStart(e) 
{
    var target = e.srcElement || e.target;
    if (isIEBrowser()) // check its IE browser
    {
          var cloneNode = target.cloneNode(true);
          target.parentNode.insertBefore(cloneNode, target);
          target.style.visibility = "collapse";
          window.setTimeout(() => {
          target.parentNode.removeChild(cloneNode);
          target.style.visibility = "visible";
          }, 0);              
     }
}

Solution 2:

I was having this problem as well. I simply set the display to none before the drag.

if (event.dataTransfer.setDragImage)
    {
        let dragImage = document.createElement("div");
        dragImage.style.visibility = "hidden";
        event.dataTransfer.setDragImage(dragImage, 0, 0);
    }
    else
    {
        //Well if we cannot remove the ghost image then we need to make the initial image invisible when a ghost image would be captured//then make the item visible again.var initialDisplay = event.srcElement.style.display;
        event.srcElement.style.display = "none";
        window.setTimeout(() =>
        {
            event.srcElement.style.display = initialDisplay;
        });
    }

Seems after 1 frame (notice the settimeout doesn't specify a delay time) the display went back to normal, but when the ghost image was captured it was invisible.

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