now, ui sortable only starts if the disabled option is not set. once the disabled option is removed, ui sortable will launch.

michaschwab · michaschwab · commit d4d15583b76c · 2016-03-11T07:00:17.000-05:00
diff --git a/src/sortable.js b/src/sortable.js
@@ -448,8 +448,17 @@ angular.module('ui.sortable', [])
             $log.info('ui.sortable: ngModel not provided!', element);
           }
 
-          // Create sortable
-          element.sortable(opts);
+          var created = false;
+          scope.$watch('uiSortable.disabled', function()
+          {
+            if(!created && !scope.uiSortable.disabled)
+            {
+              created = true;
+
+              // Create sortable
+              element.sortable(opts);
+            }
+          });
         }
       };
     }

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -448,8 +448,17 @@ angular.module('ui.sortable', [])`
`448`	`448`	`$log.info('ui.sortable: ngModel not provided!', element);`
`449`	`449`	`}`
`450`	`450`
`451`		`- // Create sortable`
`452`		`- element.sortable(opts);`
	`451`	`+ var created = false;`
	`452`	`+ scope.$watch('uiSortable.disabled', function()`
	`453`	`+ {`
	`454`	`+ if(!created && !scope.uiSortable.disabled)`
	`455`	`+ {`
	`456`	`+ created = true;`
	`457`	`+`
	`458`	`+ // Create sortable`
	`459`	`+ element.sortable(opts);`
	`460`	`+ }`
	`461`	`+ });`
`453`	`462`	`}`
`454`	`463`	`};`
`455`	`464`	`}`