Drag boundary issue with dragMode: absolute/translate
No, at the moment is not possible. The dragMode is not real public and documented feature so I'm collecting all the issues and features to support here: https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/issues/3770#issuecomment-944915841
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? chrome, firefox Reproducible demo link https://jsfiddle.net/drashti/9xk5ph8j/1/ Describe the bug I am using the Grape JS builder for my client to setup the builder and templates. For that I want the setDragMode "absolute or Translate" so based on that elements can be set beside each other. But after doing it the element goes out of canvas area. I want to restrict it same like the Normal Drag mode but position should be manage absolute way. Is there any way to restrict elements to go outside the ca...
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No, at the moment is not possible. The dragMode is not real public and documented feature so I'm collecting all the issues and features to support here: https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/issues/3770#issuecomment-944915841
Thanks for reporting this, @drashtibpatel. The issue with Drag boundary issue with dragMode: absolute/translate appears to be a race condition or state management timing problem. This typically happens when component lifecycle events and DOM modifications overlap, creating an inconsistent state. Wh...
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