How we can remove default text content from text component 'Insert your text here' ?
Hey @Asifislam110, I don't know if this is the best solution but this was one that I could come up with.
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I want to remove default text from text component just like placeholder. every time when we drag text component we need to remove default text manually.
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Hey @Asifislam110, I don't know if this is the best solution but this was one that I could come up with.
const textBlock = editor.BlockManager.get("text"); // get the text block
textBlock.attributes.content.content = "";
@theSC0RP it will remove the text from all the text component when editor get loaded.
When inserting a text box into Editor the text "Insert your text here" should automatically disappear when user goes to start typing. Currently, you have to remove the text yourself.
Ohh my bad! I thought you didn't want the text component to have any content when dropped in the canvas. For your doubt, I guess you can do something like when a component is selected check if it's a text component and in the view, you will find the el in which you can change the innerText to '' if...
Thanks for reporting this, @Asifislam110. Great question about How we can remove default text content from text component 'Insert your text here' ?. The recommended approach with Components is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look fo...
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