Extending text component breaks textable blocks
Thanks @skru yes, there is an internal issue I have to fix to properly handle extended text components but once it's fixed another thing to keep in mind when you extend text components, it's to use components property instead of content.
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GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
Version 102.0.5005.115 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Reproducible demo link
https://jsfiddle.net/trh1sbmk/17/
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- GoTo supplied fiddle.
- Drag "Extended text component" block into editor.
- Try to drag "Textable Component" block into text of previous block.
What is the expected behavior? You are able to drag the textable block anywhere within the text inside of the block extended from the existing "text" component.
What is the current behavior? You can only drag to the beginning of text.
This is mentioned in #3681 but it was closed.
So yeh, same behaviour as before textable components being fixed in #2771 . It's strange as it lets you drag a textable block in, but then forces what you are dragging to the beginning of the sentence. You can then navigate yourself using arrow keys to the beginning of the sentence and move/edit as normal.
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Answers (2)
Thanks @skru yes, there is an internal issue I have to fix to properly handle extended text components but once it's fixed another thing to keep in mind when you extend text components, it's to use components property instead of content.
defaults: {
tagName: 'p',
style: {padding: "25px"},
droppable: true,
- content: "Hello extended text component World!!"
+ components: "Hello extended text component World!!"
},
Thanks for reporting this, @skru.
Great question about Extending text component breaks textable blocks. The recommended approach with Components 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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