Drag and drop broken in 20.2
Confirmed it's still working in v0.20.1, so it looks like the regression was introduced in v0.20.2
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GrapesJS version
- I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS
What browser are you using?
Chrome v108
Reproducible demo link
see below
Describe the bug
How to reproduce the bug?
- Create a custom component
export const appearBlock = {
view:{
defaults:{
tagName: 'div',
attributes: {
class: 'appear-element_view'
},
styles:`
border: 2px dashed gray
`
}
},
model: {
defaults: {
type:'appear-element',
tagName: 'div',
attributes: {
class:'appear-element'
},
styles: `
.appear-element{
display:flex;
height:50px;
width:50px;
background-color:red
}
`
}
}
}
- Add it to the editor as a component and draggable block
editor.Components.addType('appear-block', appearBlock)
editor.BlockManager.add('id-appear', {
content:{ type: 'appear-block'},
label: "Custom Appear block"
})
- Set the editor to absolute drag mode when the component added, then make the component itself absolute once it's dropped. reset the editor
editor.on('block:drag:start', (block) => {
if(block){
editor.setDragMode('absolute');
}
})
editor.on(`block:drag:stop`, (component, block) => {
if (component) {
editor.setDragMode("translate")
var res = component.setDragMode('absolute');
}
What is the expected behavior? The component stays where it is dropped (this works as expected in v 0.20.1)
What is the current behavior? The component snaps to the right side of the screen (this behaviour is new in 0.20.2)
Code of Conduct
- I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
Answers (4)
Confirmed it's still working in v0.20.1, so it looks like the regression was introduced in v0.20.2
The component is no longer draggable once it's added to the canvas either.
I'll prepare a fix for the next release.
Thanks for reporting this, @wunksert.
Great question about Drag and drop broken in 20.2. 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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