Issue #4601πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened Sep 21, 2022by bit-ocean1 reactions

Update() of custom types added to StyleManager is no more triggered when switching between some targets.

Quick answerby ronaldohoch❀ 1

Same as described here, not a issue: https://github.com/artf/grapesjs/issues/4350

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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Chromium 104 Reproducible demo link https://jsfiddle.net/aw8p0h9j/ Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?Open the jsfiddle link.Click between the divs, then between any of divs and the background. What is the expected behavior? In older versions of grapesjs (0.17.26), the update is triggered and console logs the clicks, the code of update() is executed. What is the current behavior? In the version 0.20.1 of grapesjs, the update is not triggered when switching between different targets at least...

Answers (4)

artfβ€’ Sep 22, 2022

Yeah but even in a case of a custom UI, the update is skipped if the value is not changed as it's not necessary.

bit-oceanβ€’ Sep 22, 2022

The code that I pasted is using the standard api, pretty much copy/paste from the documentation. And clearly the update's mechanism has changed between the versions. Before if target element had been changed, the update was triggered, and we could run code that under certain conditions re-renders t...

GJSBlockβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @bit-ocean. Great question about update() of custom types added to StyleManager is no more triggered when switching between some targets.. The recommended approach with StyleManager is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your spec...

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