Style manager does not accurately reflect inherited color
Hi Barry, yeah currently this is the expected behavior (check also this discussion) but I hope one day to add proper support for inherited properties.
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GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
103.0.5060.114
Reproducible demo link
https://grapesjs.com/demo.html
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- Click a parent container, such as the first component with the
.container-widthclass in the demo - In typography, select a color such as green
- Click one of the child elements that visibly just inherited the color green
- Expand typography panel in style manager
What is the expected behavior? I would think we would want the color picker to display the inherited / computed value of green for the selected child element
What is the current behavior? It is currently displaying white
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Hi Barry, yeah currently this is the expected behavior (check also this discussion) but I hope one day to add proper support for inherited properties.
okay, thank you for letting me know
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Hi Barry, yeah currently this is the expected behavior (check also this discussion https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/discussions/4245) but I hope one day to add proper support for inherited properties.
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Great question about Style manager does not accurately reflect inherited color. 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
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