BUG AND FIX: Layer manager overflow/scaling
Thanks for reporting this, @Spjoetvoll. The issue with BUG AND FIX: Layer manager overflow/scaling 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 setTimeout wrapp...
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Version: 0.17.19 Are you able to reproduce the bug from the demo?[x] Yes[ ] No What is the expected behavior? You should be able to see every child in the layer manager Describe the bug detailed What is the current behavior? Are you able to attach screenshots, screencasts or a live demo? Currently when you go in depth in the layer manager the scaling gets completely messed up like this: https://i.imgur.com/gE20I9G.png I saw this was mentioned in issue 3463 where it was decided to be an extremely low priority fix. However, I believe I have a very simple fix to the problem. All we have to do is...
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Thanks for reporting this, @Spjoetvoll. The issue with BUG AND FIX: Layer manager overflow/scaling 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: Ad...
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