For my Google Summer of Code project I have been working on an ordering question type that has a drag-and-drop javascript version and a non-javascript fallback that looks like the matching question. Screenshots are on the project page.
This question type requires a recent version of 1.9 dev. There is a small caveat: in DEVELOPER debug mode, the question will be displayed, but it isn't updated correctly on submission. It works fine in any other debug mode.
I have tried to test this question type on a wide range of browsers. The drag-and-drop version works on Firefox 1.5 and 2, Opera 9, and Internet Explorer 6. The fallback works correctly on Safari 1.3 and Internet Explorer 5.
Please let me know if you have problems getting it to install or work properly or if you have any other suggestions!
The next step is to add more grading options. Right now the grading is based on the absolute position of the item in the list, so if you are off by one (like 2-3-4-5-1), the answer will be entirely wrong. I think I will add a grading option that looks for the longest sequence of items whose positions are correct relative to each other. Are there any other grading options you all would like to see?