Target :null when adding video
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? chrome new version Reproducible demo link https://codesandbox.io/s/react-redux-toolkit-application-forked-l5rhp?file=/src/pages/Editor.js Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?Drag and drop the video to canvas area from block managerTry to add video on the modal by hovering the video and click the button use video What is the expected behavior? When the user hovers a video and clicks use video button it should add a video to the video tag in a canvas What is the current behavior? When the user...
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@artf can you please help me with this?
The issue is here You can also remove that global listener and update the video Block with activate: true, way more cleaner.
> The issue is here> > > > > > > > > > > > > You can also remove that global listener and update the video Block with activate: true, way more cleaner.Hi @artf changing as u suggested but still when I drag the video block and select a video I see on a console that the target is null meaning I cant...
Thanks for reporting this, @throne1986. Great question about Target :null when adding video. The recommended approach with Canvas is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event listener method Most operations can be achi...
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