Setting draggable: 'wrapper' does not drop in wrapper
The string here is supposed to be a query string so it tries to query a wrapper tag, which obviously doesn't exist. The editor attaches data-gjs-type attribute to all components in the frame, so the query you can use is draggable: '[data-gjs-type=wrapper]'
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The string here is supposed to be a query string so it tries to query a wrapper tag, which obviously doesn't exist. The editor attaches data-gjs-type attribute to all components in the frame, so the query you can use is draggable: '[data-gjs-type=wrapper]'
ah that makes a lot more sense now . . . thanks, that solved the issue
Thanks for reporting this, @anatoli-dp. The issue with setting draggable: 'wrapper' does not drop in wrapper 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...
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