Issue #3947πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened Nov 16, 2021by confettidc0 reactions

Selection box not clickable in editor

Quick answerby artf

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[X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJSWhat browser are you using? Firefox 94.0.1Reproducible demo link https://grapesjs.com/demo.htmlDescribe 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 If is necessary to execute some code in order to reproduce the bug, paste it here below: Code of Conduct[X] I agree to foll...

Answers (4)

artfβ€’ Nov 22, 2021

If you're talking about the Select component from the form plugin, in that case, options are displayed as traits.

confettidcβ€’ Nov 23, 2021

Yes, but selection box still not clickable even in preview? Thanks.

thomas-le-goffβ€’ Nov 30, 2021

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 previe...

GJSBlockβ€’ May 17, 2026

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 ca...

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