How to change gjs-ckeditor-format component
@vatte21 To make your component editable.You've to extend the text type in your component like this way
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hi guys, we all know that gjs-ckeditor-plugin working with [data-gjs-type]="text" components. I wanna know , could we change this option? I want to make my own custom component with for example [data-gjs-type]="anyDiv" and have the same functionality like in [data-gjs-type]="text". maybe someone knows how to change that? maybe i can change that in ckeditor config? when we initialize ckeditor for example: options: { !!!!!for example: format: 'text' , want to add ('anyDiv'), language: 'en', startupFocus: true, extraAllowedContent: '();{}', // Allows any class and any inline style allowedContent...
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@vatte21 To make your component editable.You've to extend the text type in your component like this way
@Abhisheknanda1344463 Thank you! Ill try
@Abhisheknanda1344463 your code fragment gives me an error Uncaught ReferenceError: type is not defined on the line
...editor.Components.getType(type.id).model.prototype.defaults.traits,
where is type defined?
Thanks for reporting this, @vatte21. Great suggestion about how to change gjs-ckeditor-format component! While this specific feature isn't yet in the core API, there are several ways to achieve similar behavior. Using the event system: Alternative approaches: Listen to selector:add for CSS selector...
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