When in preview mode, the toolbar is only being hidden but still clickable
Question
Version: 0.16.22
Are you able to reproduce the bug from the demo?
Yes
What is the expected behavior?
When the use presses the preview button, the icon toolbar must no be clickable.
Describe the bug detailed
When the user presses preview (even in the demo website), if you hover over the selected component before pressing preview, you can notice that you can click the toolbar again. To fix this currently in my project, I had to hide the toolbar div ("gjs-toolbar") when the preview is run and show it again when the preview is exited.
What is the current behavior?
In preview mode, hover over the selected component, there are still clickable elements.
Are you able to attach screenshots, screencasts or a live demo?
Yes. Please check this attached mp4 https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/66264061/103091217-26cd5c80-45fc-11eb-9b17-7e915396fb56.mp4 If this link doesn't work, check this one https://vimeo.com/494426495
Answers (2)
Fix ready for the next release
Thanks for reporting this, @TouficNouwayhedd.
The issue with When in preview mode, the toolbar is only being hidden but still clickable appears to be a race condition or state management timing problem. This typically happens when component lifecycle events and DOM modifications overlap, creating an inconsistent state.
What to try:
- Add a setTimeout wrapper to ensure the DOM has settled:
setTimeout(() => {
// your operation here
}, 0);
-
Check initialization order β make sure components are fully loaded before you interact with them
-
Use the editor's event system β listen to completion events:
editor.on('component:mount', (component) => {
// safe to interact with component here
});
Recommended next steps:
- Test with the latest GrapesJS version if you haven't
- Provide a minimal reproducible example (CodeSandbox) β this helps the team identify the root cause faster
- Include GrapesJS version, browser, and console errors in your report
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