How to open a sector when selecting a element?
Question
Hello everybody
How do i open a selector like general as i select the element.
I am new to javascript, but i tried something out like this.
editor.on('component:selected', function(component) {
if(component.attributes.tagName == 'div') {
const styleManager = editor.StyleManager;
styleManager.getSector('General',{
open: true,
});
}
});
what iam doing wrong?
Thx for help
Answers (3)
@ikenderham you were almost there
editor.StyleManager.getSector('general').set({ open: true })
I think you can see a working example here in the source code.
At the bottom.
Can you show me a example, if i click on a DIV then i need general to be opened, or when i click on a h1, then i need to open the "typography"?
Thanks alot im new to this.
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