Editor.on('component:update:content', model => { }}) not work in some cause
As already suggested here https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/issues/3603#issuecomment-885305546 avoid doing what you're doing now and add a simple default CSS in case the element is empty
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if the user remove all text from a element and click some where else . then again try to select empty element he is not able to select it again because it is hide and i dont know where it goes. So for this issue I am using this code this code set a space in text if user remove all text from a element . By doing this these is no empty element so i does not hide . and again we can select it . if the user remove text character one by one it works fine . But now issue is that if a user select a text by CTRL + A and remove by BACKSPACE . At this time this above code not work . Can anyone help me .
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As already suggested here https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/issues/3603#issuecomment-885305546 avoid doing what you're doing now and add a simple default CSS in case the element is empty
Thank you i got it !
Thanks for reporting this, @NoumanAhmad-Braqsol. Thanks for sharing your report about editor.on('component:update:content', model => { }}) not work in some cause. To help the team investigate and prioritize this: Please provide: A minimal reproducible example (CodeSandbox/JSFiddle) Your GrapesJS ve...
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