How to make components not editable in preview mode?
Question
I am trying to make components not editable in the preview mode. The following code isn't working. Please help me to fix it. editor; ngOnInit(){ this.editor = this.initializeEditor(); this.editor.on('load', () => this.editor.runCommand('preview')); this.editor.on('run:preview', () => { this.editor.Panels.getPanels().reset([ //some code ]) this.whenRunPreview(this.editor,'text'); this.whenRunPreview(this.editor,'image'); ..... } whenRunPreview(editor, compType) { editor.on('run:preview', () => { editor.DomComponents.getWrapper().onAll( (comp) => comp.is(compType) && comp.set({ editable: false...
Answers (2)
Fix your function in this way
whenRunPreview(ed, type) {
ed.getWrapper().findType(type).forEach(cmp => cmp.set({ editable: false }))
}
Thanks for reporting this, @niveth09. Great question about How to make components not editable in preview mode?. The recommended approach with Components is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event listener method Mos...
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