What is the idiomatic way to append and remove classes from components?
@deiga we are doing something like this.
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Hey there π Love the editor! We're using traits to modify what classes a component has, but that feels a bit hacky as you have to redeclare ALL classnames for each trait selection Here a simple example: Each trait option has to have all the classes defined, because otherwise it will remove any existing classes. This feels like the wrong way to do this, but we haven't been able to figure out any other in-built way to modify classes of a component. What would be the correct way to do this?
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@deiga we are doing something like this.
I'd attach the trait to some component property instead of the class attribute, and based on the value I'd use properly removeClass and addClass
Thanks for reporting this, @deiga. Great question about [QUESTION] What is the idiomatic way to append and remove classes from components?. 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(...
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