Adding trait makes element uneditable
Question
Hi, I wanted to add a trait that enables me to edit the heading tag of a component. I was able to achieve that by following below code I found the solution on this issue But it does not allow the component to be edited when it is double-clicked. How to enable the editing of the heading component like the text component keeping the tag name feature in place. -Thanks
Answers (2)
Your component should extend the text one
I want add multiple addType text, but I am facing an issue the last one which i added it will take only.??
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