Unable to drop textable components into small text areas
@artf I am also facing same issue. Any suggestions here?
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GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
Chrome v100
Reproducible demo link
https://jsfiddle.net/ob0ajh67/
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- Have a single line of text that has no additional sizing styles (such as padding or explicit height).
- Attempt to drag and drop a textable block into that text.
What is the expected behavior? The textable component should be dropped inside the text area at the cursor position.
What is the current behavior? The textable component is dropped outside of the text area.
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Answers (2)
@artf I am also facing same issue. Any suggestions here?
Thanks for reporting this, @DavidHarvey.
Great question about Unable to drop textable components into small text areas. The recommended approach with StyleManager 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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