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HTML
<div class="draggable_wp">
<div class="el"></div>
<div class="handle"></div>
</div>
CSS
.draggable_wp{
position: absolute;
left: 150px;
top: 150px;
}
.el{
width: 25px;
height: 50px;
background-color: yellow;
}
.handle{
position: absolute;
left:0;
top:-75;
width: 25px;
height: 25px;
background-color: blue;
}
JavaScript
$(function() {
var dragging = false, target_wp;
$('.handle').mousedown(function(e) {
var o_x = e.pageX, o_y = e.pageY; // origin point
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
dragging = true;
target_wp=$(e.target).closest('.draggable_wp');
$(document).mousemove(function(e) {
if (dragging) {
var s_x = e.pageX, s_y = e.pageY; // start rotate point
if(s_x !== o_x && s_y !== o_y){ //start rotate
var s_rad = Math.atan2(s_y, s_x);
var degree = (s_rad * (360 / (2 * Math.PI)));
target_wp.css('-moz-transform', 'rotate(' + degree + 'deg)');
target_wp.css('-moz-transform-origin', '50% 50%');
target_wp.css('-webkit-transform', 'rotate(' + degree + 'deg)');
target_wp.css('-webkit-transform-origin', '50% 50%');
target_wp.css('-o-transform', 'rotate(' + degree + 'deg)');
target_wp.css('-o-transform-origin', '50% 50%');
target_wp.css('-ms-transform', 'rotate(' + degree + 'deg)');
target_wp.css('-ms-transform-origin', '50% 50%');
}
}
})
$(document).mouseup(function() {
dragging = false
})
})// end mousemove
})