I solved this with $("#widgetDraggable" + index).trigger(event);
as in:
<div class="drag" ng-model="widgets"
jqyoui-draggable="{ index: {{$index}} }"
data-item="{{item}}" id="{{ 'widgetDraggable' + $index }}"
ng-mousedown="mouseDown( $event, this, $index, item);">
--Widget Template--
</div>
and
$scope.mouseDown = function (event, item, index, element) {
$scope.dragTimeout = $timeout(function () {
$scope.pickUpWidget(event,item, index, element);
}, 1000);
};
$scope.pickUpWidget = function (event, item, index, element){
item.floating = true;
setAllWidgetsToDrag(true);
// The line that threw me, seems easy enough:
$("#widgetDraggable"+index).trigger(event);
}
But I'd still be interested in a less jQuery heavy solution. Just out of curiosity. I'm even offering a $25 bounty: http://www.codersclan.net/ticket/127