Issue #3175πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened Dec 9, 2020by mcottret0 reactions

Selection & active RTE not cleared when component is removed programatically

Quick answerby artf

Thanks @mcottret for the report. I've handled this on my side, so it should be fixed in the next release, but as always, thanks for your willingness to help :)

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Version: 0.16.30 Are you able to reproduce the bug from the demo? [x] Yes [ ] No Steps to reproduce:Select a text component in the demo's canvasThe selection box & RTE appearOpen the consoleExecute editor.setComponents('');The component is removed, but the selection box & RTE are still present (see attached screenshot) What is the expected behavior? When programatically removing a selected component with an active RTE, the selection & active RTE should be cleared. What is the current behavior? Component selection & RTE stay active on top of an unexisting component. Component selection disappe...

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artfβ€’ Dec 29, 2020

Thanks @mcottret for the report. I've handled this on my side, so it should be fixed in the next release, but as always, thanks for your willingness to help :)

GJSBlockβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @mcottret. The issue with Selection & active RTE not cleared when component is removed programatically appears to be a race condition or state management timing problem. This typically happens when component lifecycle events and DOM modifications overlap, creating an inco...

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