Infinite Recursion by dragging and dropping an component into itself on firefox
Thanks for the report @FlowingCloudRTL. The issue will be fixed in the next release
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Version: 0.16.18 Are you able to reproduce the bug from the demo? [X ] Yes [ ] No What is the expected behavior? You should not be able to drag a component into itself Describe the bug detailed On firefox, you can drag a component into itself by directly clicking on the element and then drag it within itself. This gets rid of the element and creates infinite recursion. Are you able to attach screenshots, screencasts or a live demo? [X ] Yes (attach) [ ] No
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Thanks for the report @FlowingCloudRTL. The issue will be fixed in the next release
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