Issue #3687πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened Aug 10, 2021by Joshmamroud1 reactions

Keyboard shortcuts/Keymaps not working

Quick answerby Joshmamroud❀ 1

You were right, it wasn't React or GrapesJS. Event propagation was being stopped by the rc-drawer component I was using. @artf thanks for your help, this has been an issue from day one.

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Version: 0.17.22 Are you able to reproduce the bug from the demo?[ ] Yes[X] No I can't reproduce it in a demo however you can see it for yourself if log into Documint using the following credentials:Email: [email protected]: demo then make a change to the template and try using ctrl+z What is the expected behavior? Should be able to use mapped keyboard shortcuts (ie. ctrl+z) but they don't work. What is the current behavior? The keymaps are registered but they don't work. When I run keymaps.getAll() I get a list of all of the default keymaps. When I listen for a keymap to be emitted I get no...

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Joshmamroudβ€’ Aug 11, 2021

You were right, it wasn't React or GrapesJS. Event propagation was being stopped by the rc-drawer component I was using. @artf thanks for your help, this has been an issue from day one.

artfβ€’ Aug 10, 2021

Hey @Joshmamroud we have this code that propagates keydown keyup keypress events to the parent document, this allows keymaps to work, ensure to not contain any code/component which prevents the propagation of those events.

Joshmamroudβ€’ Aug 11, 2021

Hey @artf, I believe it may be blocked by React. Any suggestions on how to re-bind these event listeners? Not even sure if that is the right solution or path.

GJSBlockβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @Joshmamroud. The issue with Keyboard shortcuts/Keymaps not working 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...

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