Absolute mode, component's style missing when dragged into canvas
@artf yes! this is not happening if i remove `script`. the behavior is fine.
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Hi guys, I'm working with grapesjs which version is '0.15.8', and in 'absolute' mode when I drag a block into canvas, I find the styles of component are missing. Define component as following: And I found the code in Droppable here: /utils/Droppable.js@L78 the component's styles are replaced. Should 'addStyle' be used here instead of 'setStyle'?
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@artf yes! this is not happening if i remove script. the behavior is fine.
Hi @sheldonwr this bug you are referring to is not reproducible in my side, here i tried your type definition on the demo and it is working, please check the below code and see what is missing in your side: the issue i observed with this component was that when i move it around, the component stops...
Ok, actually a weird thing happens when a component has script property defined...
Thanks for the report guys, I'll check this out. Can you confirm that without script it behaves correctly?
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