Selection box not clickable in editor
If you're talking about the Select component from the form plugin, in that case, options are displayed as traits.
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GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
Firefox 94.0.1
Reproducible demo link
https://grapesjs.com/demo.html
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- Try drag a selection box into form in above demo site can reproduce the issue
- ...
What is the expected behavior? Selection box should be able to display options when added
What is the current behavior? Selection box now only can highlight, but can't display options inside
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Answers (4)
If you're talking about the Select component from the form plugin, in that case, options are displayed as traits.
Yes, but selection box still not clickable even in preview? Thanks.
Hello, This problem is due to this line (https://github.com/artf/grapesjs-plugin-forms/blob/master/src/components.js#L186). It could be interesting to enable the event only in case the editor is in preview mode? Then is it really useful to have the event in preview mode?
I don't know how the preview system works but I can look at it to propose a PR ?
Thanks for reporting this, @confettidc.
Great question about selection box not clickable in editor. The recommended approach with GrapesJS 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 achieved by listening to editor and component events
Common patterns:
// Listen for changes
editor.on('change', () => console.log('something changed'));
// Component lifecycle
editor.on('component:mount', (c) => console.log('component ready', c));
editor.on('component:update', (c) => console.log('component updated', c));
If you're still stuck:
- Share a minimal CodeSandbox reproduction
- Include what you've already tried
- Mention your GrapesJS version
- The community is here to help!
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