SVG text textcontent not updated when calling getHtml on editor
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Chrome v96 Reproducible demo link https://jsfiddle.net/1hrLxdba/30/ Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?Drag a svg text block to the canvas.Change it's content via the svg-text traitClick on print html What is the expected behavior? The editor html should be printed with the text element's text content changed. What is the current behavior? The editor html is printed without the changes that were applied Code of Conduct [X] I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
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You have to update the Component content, not the DOM
Thanks for reporting this, @cunj12. Great question about SVG text textcontent not updated when calling getHtml on editor. 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 metho...
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