Somewhat working prototype

is_dragging.gd

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+extends Node
+
+var is_dragging = false

is_dragging.gd.uid

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+uid://568n56xr8gm6

project.godot

@@ -12,9 +12,22 @@ config_version=5
 
 config/name="tween-scroll-test"
 config/tags=PackedStringArray("experiment", "project_elysium")
-config/features=PackedStringArray("4.4", "Forward Plus")
+run/main_scene="uid://xvl65qci5w1b"
+config/features=PackedStringArray("4.5", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
 
+[autoload]
+
+is_dragging="*res://is_dragging.gd"
+
 [dotnet]
 
 project/assembly_name="tween-scroll-test"
+
+[input]
+
+click={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventMouseButton,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"button_mask":0,"position":Vector2(0, 0),"global_position":Vector2(0, 0),"factor":1.0,"button_index":1,"canceled":false,"pressed":false,"double_click":false,"script":null)
+]
+}

src/empty space thing.tscn

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+[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://dtsyn6bqpojn"]
+
+[node name="EmptySpaceThing" type="Control"]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 15
+anchor_right = 1.0
+anchor_bottom = 1.0
+grow_horizontal = 2
+grow_vertical = 2
+
+[node name="Button" type="Button" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 0
+offset_right = 8.0
+offset_bottom = 8.0
+text = "YEehaw"
+
+[node name="Button" type="Button" parent="Button"]
+layout_mode = 0
+offset_left = 101.0
+offset_right = 176.0
+offset_bottom = 31.0
+text = "Button 2"

src/empty_space_thing.gd

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+extends Control
+class_name SpaceNode
+
+var initial_pos: Vector2
+var offset: Vector2
+var draggable: bool = false
+
+func _ready() -> void:
+	draggable = true
+	return
+	
+func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	if draggable:
+		
+		if Input.is_action_pressed("click", true):
+			self.global_position = Vector2(get_global_mouse_position().x, self.global_position.y)
+			
+		elif Input.is_action_just_released("click"):
+			
+			is_dragging.is_dragging = false
+			var tween = get_tree().create_tween()
+			
+			tween.tween_property(self, "global_position", Vector2(get_global_mouse_position().x, self.global_position.y), 0.5).set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN_OUT)
+			
+		else:
+			return
+
+func reset_draggable():
+	if not is_dragging.is_dragging:
+		is_dragging.is_dragging = false
+		draggable = false

src/empty_space_thing.gd.uid

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+uid://vabpak15285q

src/scroll_root.tscn

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-[gd_scene format=3 uid="uid://xvl65qci5w1b"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=3 format=3 uid="uid://xvl65qci5w1b"]
+
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dtsyn6bqpojn" path="res://src/empty space thing.tscn" id="1_is8xv"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://vabpak15285q" path="res://src/empty_space_thing.gd" id="2_mej84"]
 
 [node name="ScrollRoot" type="Node2D"]
 
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 offset_right = 1152.0
 offset_bottom = 648.0
 color = Color(0.133196, 0.133196, 0.133196, 1)
+
+[node name="Sliding Box" type="Control" parent="."]
+layout_mode = 3
+anchors_preset = 0
+offset_right = 40.0
+offset_bottom = 40.0
+
+[node name="EmptySpaceThing" parent="Sliding Box" instance=ExtResource("1_is8xv")]
+layout_mode = 1
+offset_left = 455.0
+offset_top = 299.0
+offset_right = 455.0
+offset_bottom = 299.0
+script = ExtResource("2_mej84")