Text element not able to be selected twice after extended with events
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Version: 0.17.25 Are you able to reproduce the bug from the demo?[ ] Yes[x] No What is the expected behavior? Update a existing component of type text by adding an event to his view. Describe the bug detailed The event is being added, but once I select another component I cannot go back to the first one. It can only be entered one time for edition. Are you able to attach screenshots, screencasts or a live demo?[x] Yes (attach)[ ] No first, i'm trying to extend the text type component to add an event to listen when something is typed. Even if I leave only a empty events property like events:{}...
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That actually was the problem. Thanks for replying. I'll be closing the issue.
+1 :D We are trying to solve this issue https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/issues/1136
Because it still happening when use a ckeditor.
The events are not automatically merged with the extended component so, you have to do it manually.
events: {
...domc.getType('text').view.prototype.events,
keypress: (e) => {...}
}
Thanks for reporting this, @gustavohleal. The issue with Text element not able to be selected twice after extended with events appears to be a race condition or state management timing problem. This typically happens when component lifecycle events and DOM modifications overlap, creating an inconsi...
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