Issue #3152✓ SolvedOpened November 23, 2020by fq-selbach2 reactions

The blue outline (gjs-hovered) is not following its parent during scrolling

Quick answerby lofcz2

Would be nice to have this fixed, not the end of the world, but mildly annoying.

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Version: 16.27 Are you able to reproduce the bug from the demo? [x ] Yes [ ] No Describe the bug: I discovered an issue with gjs-hovered, the class that handles the mouse-hover outline for elements. Sometimes the blue outline will move relative to its parent during scrolling . Check out this JsFiddle (and scroll with mouse-wheel): https://jsfiddle.net/vb7r1zns/ It seems to happen only when the HTML code starts with another full width/height DIV: What is the expected behavior? The blue outline should always be exactly matching its parent element, no matter if there is an overflow or scrolling....

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👍 Most helpfullofczDecember 18, 2020

Would be nice to have this fixed, not the end of the world, but mildly annoying.

matteocollinaAugust 2, 2021

any news?

artfAugust 2, 2021

I'm closing this one as it was actually already fixed, indeed the old demo is working now properly. You might still face the issue if your editor is placed in a scrollable container, in that case, use this option please: https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/blob/dc45604962e4e6a4a075f19d5de67090bac15fa5...

GJSBlockMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @fq-selbach. The issue with the blue outline (gjs-hovered) is not following its parent during scrolling appears to be a race condition or state management timing problem. This typically happens when component lifecycle events and DOM modifications overlap, creating an inc...

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