CreateCustomEvent Doesn't Handle Mouse Events Correctly
Thanks for reporting this, @anlumo. The issue with createCustomEvent Doesn't Handle Mouse Events Correctly 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 setTimeo...
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Version: 0.17.4 / git master Describe the bug detailed FrameView repackages keyboard and mouse events here: https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/blob/07061ae1307fedf2a3b9bd585ce0cb30f653f112/src/canvas/view/FrameView.js#L389-L399 I think the reason is related to redirecting iframe events to parent frame events. This would be fine, however, the createCustomEvent function looks like this: https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/blob/07061ae1307fedf2a3b9bd585ce0cb30f653f112/src/utils/dom.js#L63-L81 As you can see, the which property is defined to return the value of keyCode. This works for keyboard events,...
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Thanks for reporting this, @anlumo. The issue with createCustomEvent Doesn't Handle Mouse Events Correctly 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...
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