Invisible webcomponents
Posted a workaround here https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/issues/3693
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Version: 0.17.19 What is the current behavior? That the added webcomponent is visible: When adding web components inside grapesjs container, the component is empty/blank, if the component has elements in the shadow DOM. (If not using shadow dom to create components there is no issue.) It is visible in layer manager, but empty Here we can see the diffrence between the element inside and outside. The shadow root is not visible. What is the expected behavior? The webcomponent inside grapesjs canvas needs to be rendered and look similar to the one outside, on top of the editor. Are you able to at...
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Posted a workaround here https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/issues/3693
Hey @sriya-srinivasan can you create a reproducible demo, please?
@sriya-srinivasan any update please?
Thanks for reporting this, @sriya-srinivasan. The issue with Invisible webcomponents 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...
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