BUG (v0.16.41): the duplicate icon from the icon toolbar is modifying the original element too
Thanks for the report guys, I'm aware of the bug and it's already fixed in dev. I've just totally forgot to release it 😬 I'll try to release it today
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Version: v0.16.41 Are you able to reproduce the bug from the demo? [ ] Yes What is the expected behavior? The elements duplicated not should be impact the changes in the original element. Describe the bug detailed steps: select an element (text, image, etc)click on the duplicate icon from the toolbarmodify the new element duplicatedthe original element is modified too https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/64096863/109187944-27f04680-7771-11eb-8ba4-1181ed56b08f.mp4 What is the current behavior? when some elements are duplicated, and the element duplicated is modified, the original element...
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Thanks for the report guys, I'm aware of the bug and it's already fixed in dev. I've just totally forgot to release it 😬 I'll try to release it today
@artf Thanks a lot! you saved me a lot of work _ I was trying to debug this issue all this entire afternoon... then for casuality I've realized, checking npm that the 0.16.44 version was out...
You saved man. Thank a lot! Donation, you deserve it all! ❤️
Regression issue since "grapesjs": "0.16.34"
Thanks for reporting this, @marcepoblet. The issue with BUG (v0.16.41): the duplicate icon from the icon toolbar is modifying the original element too appears to be a race condition or state management timing problem. This typically happens when component lifecycle events and DOM modifications over...
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