Updating to GrapesJS v19.5 from v18.4 results in Chrome becoming unresponsive
A reproduce on Fiddle (with vue) I can not reproduce without vue jsfiddle Steps to reproduce the issue:Add a text componentSelect the text component then click the 'Convert to Conditional' button at the bottomHover over the conditional text component, and then it freezes. Seems something just trigger onHover forever
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GrapesJS version[x] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJSWhat browser are you using? Chrome 104.0.5112.79Reproducible demo link https://jsfiddle.net/gvrnw2c3/4/Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug? I'm currently unable to reproduce the bug using jsfiddle, which leads me to believe it's a problem with Chrome, but I'll continue trying to reproduce this. Within my project as shown in the video: 1) Click on a 'conditional-text' component (custom component type I've added) 2) Click on 'Open Conditionals' button then within the dialog that appears on the screen, click 'Apply' 3) Hove...
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A reproduce on Fiddle (with vue) I can not reproduce without vue jsfiddle Steps to reproduce the issue:Add a text componentSelect the text component then click the 'Convert to Conditional' button at the bottomHover over the conditional text component, and then it freezes. Seems something just trigg...
Thanks guys, I was actually able to reproduce it by wrapping the example inside Vue but I'm not sure exactly why is stuck in the loop here. At first look, it seems to be related to Vue's Proxy observers. By comparing the demo with the previous grapesjs version it looks like not all parts are transf...
Thanks @artf, all working perfectly now upon declaring the editor outside of the Vue instance.
Thanks for reporting this, @benryanwilliams. Great question about Updating to GrapesJS v19.5 from v18.4 results in Chrome becoming unresponsive. 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...
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